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A tiny manifesto found in "Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology" by David Graeber. | A tiny manifesto found in "[http://ramshackleglory.com/paradigm14.pdf Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology]" by David Graeber. | ||
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The notion of “policy” presumes a state or<br> | The notion of “policy” presumes a state or<br> | ||
governing apparatus which imposes its will on<br> | governing apparatus which imposes its will on<br> | ||
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premise is inimical to the idea of people managing<br> | premise is inimical to the idea of people managing<br> | ||
their own affairs. | their own affairs. | ||
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A tiny manifesto found in "Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology" by David Graeber.
Against Policy (a tiny manifesto)
The notion of “policy” presumes a state or
governing apparatus which imposes its will on
others. “Policy” is the negation of politics; policy is
by definition something concocted by some form of
elite, which presumes it knows better than others
how their affairs are to be conducted. By partici-
pating in policy debates the very best one can
achieve is to limit the damage, since the very
premise is inimical to the idea of people managing
their own affairs.