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Where to find Anarchist friends in real life?

Evin Shad September 22, 2017 at 1:44 pm

This is going to sound like immature whining… but whatever. I have no friends in real life. No one I even remotely like. Every single person I know is not only a statist, but completely closed to all reason (I’ve tried arguing with them) and a terrible person in practice too. I genuinely hate everyone I know. I need a friend.

Part of the reason is probably because I’ve lived a very sheltered life (I’m 19 currently) and have no social circles whatsoever, so lately I’ve started approaching random people on the campus I go to and starting discussions about Anarchism. I figure I’ve got to start trying if I’m ever going to find a friend. But of course no one listens. Everyone I’ve tried refuses to have a conversation about it, seeming downright terrified of me.

I really need advice. Where does one go to meet Anarchists in real life?

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Rick Rule September 22, 2017 at 6:58 pm

depending on your campus, Students For Liberty; but…

You might want to be a tad less selective, pretty women, nice folks, commies, I couldn’t spell libertarian or anarcho capitalist until well into my twenties, but I managed to have a spot of fun along the way.

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E.M.H.3 September 22, 2017 at 7:11 pm

If you’re not picky about what kind of anarchist then there’s infoshops, punk rock shows,and book fairs. If you’re specifically looking for market anarchists then you might be able to find them at Libertarian Party events selling liberty themed merchandise or at Conservative events explaining to conservatives how conservatives are not true to free market principles as they claim to be.

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Ken Jons-un September 22, 2017 at 9:53 pm

http://www.libertyontherocks.org meetup.com …if neither turns up anything in your area follow the guide on lotr for starting your own group 🙂

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  RJ Miller October 1, 2017 at 2:31 am
  
  I second what Ken said, Meetup.com would be your best bet. Liberty on the Rocks has a decent presence on that site.
  
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gonedark September 26, 2017 at 6:43 am

Hi Evin

My advice would be to loosen up the requirements for friendship. Everyone loves an echo-chamber but you won’t improve your persuasion skills or have nearly as much fun as Rick mentioned. Instead of looking for libertarians and anarchists, just look for people that are passionate about something important, even if they’re flag flying commies (commie chicks need loving too). I’ve found that most people who give more than two clucks about the world can accurately diagnose the problems, they’re just yet to be properly educated on the causes and solutions. When you’re in a position of friendship, you’re much more able to persuade someone than you are if you argue with them without that bond. Socratic method ftw.

I found myself in a similar situation not too long ago but after much effort and some wise words from others on this site, I got through it and now have lots of new friends, many of whom are now opening their minds to the idea of free markets after following the breadcrumbs of liberty i keep dropping.

I’m always happy to chat/skype, send me a msg if you like.

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  gonedark September 26, 2017 at 6:49 am
  
  Where does one go to meet Anarchists in real life?
  
  Since 2014 when this site started, I’ve met 4 of the members of this site in person. Two I met in new zealand, two in the USA and when I get off my fat ass, there is one in my home country australia that only lives down the road that i need to meet up with.
  
  Just let ppl know where you’re from and you’ll find some here.
  
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    Justin Vinko October 6, 2017 at 11:27 pm
    
    Hey! Aussie here too. If you want to meet another stranger, send me a PM when you’re heading back.
    
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Liz Jaluague November 13, 2017 at 9:18 pm

Crypto communities are a great place to start. Libertarians are everywhere. Some are less vocal than others.

But I echo what was said above, consider casting your net wider. It starts to get boring when everyone around you thinks alike. Plus having people around you who disagree forces you to keep questioning your own opinions.

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Brian Farmer November 14, 2017 at 12:39 pm

When I was in my late teens, I had some stoner friends. I didn’t do drugs, but we all had the attitude that as long as we weren’t hurting anyone else, just leave us alone. They had a libertarian mindset, even if they didn’t know it.

I was also friends with gays and lesbians. Once again, they had the mindset that as long as they weren’t hurting anyone else, just leave them alone.

I also hung around with some rednecks and farmboys who liked to smoke weed, drink beer, and wrench on cars. They had a live and let live attitude also.

I doubt any of them knew what anarchism or libertarianism is. But they understood the concept of “peaceful, voluntary, and honest” even if some of them still believed in government intervention in some areas.

Instead of trying to find anarchists to associate with, just try being a friend to outcasts or eccentrics you meet. Many people of all moral philosophies are desperately wanting to find true friends who will actually care about them a little. Just be a friend to those who need a friend, and who knows…maybe your views will rub off on them and you will turn them into lovers of liberty.

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Mal Roarke is a pseudonym… November 14, 2017 at 7:51 pm

Hey Evin…

Quick shared notes…

Do you embody and emenate the quality of self rule? I am sure you do.

Instead of extending that may I propose letting self rule extend? (Which is by the way completely different from extending self-rule…)

Are you practicing a process? Do you bring a little more of the components of peaceful self-rule into your life everyday? (Because you want to or because you should or have to?)

What do you think or work out that are components of giving to yourself what you seek and receiving versions from others?

So you value comraderie and inclusion with those who hold autonomy and relational values?

Maybe there is better words than the “A” word?

Maybe it’s like wearing street clothes to a dojo and not bowing; not calling the author a sensei; no belts; and go home or out and instead of picking a fight you know how you…

Maybe there are circles you can build around you?

Would you like to unjoin my dojo or pre circle where you wear street clothes and call the author by his first name and it is a place of relaxed state AND energy satiation. ~ Pulsing between a continuous “wuiuiuiuiui WhoooPei”, “wuiuiuiuiui WhoooPei”…

~ A place where doing things with your body without having to think too much is FACILITATED so your body AND mind Rewards You!

~ Rather than you doing, the doing is done when you are ready (in the right hands the condition is spontaneous, embodied, emenated and surfed)…and afterwoods you respond to the guest or Emails or whatever tasks and it’s not from a don’t want but from a place where it seemingly does itself…and so guests–and you–naturally come back for this, to share gifts, taste and ultimately…live the good life?

There such a place…there is more of you out there. I am here. You are there. Let that be a beginning. We exist…

AtlasAikido

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  walter74 December 21, 2017 at 4:05 pm
  
  Хорошо сказано……..
  
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starrychloe March 21, 2018 at 5:26 pm

New Hampshire. They’re everywhere.

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