A Revival and Convergence

In the distant past, the anarchists had to rely on faulty methods of communications. Letters took weeks to arrive, travel by train was the only way to get across country, and phones were a new invention. While the people of today realize that, in some ways, there were advantages to slow communications, they sincerely appreciate (for the most part) that these methods of communications.

However, after over ninety years of going downhill and losing ground, anarchists use these methods of communication ineffectively and, very often, to denounce one another and weaken their own strength.

It is time that anarchists and their allies begin to cooperate, collaborate, communicate, and converge. Fear of centralization, whether it be power or groups, is intrinsic to anarchists, but with total voluntary cooperation a centralization of communications can occur in anarchist ranks without any significant risk. Centralized communication would make it easier for anarchists to find and communicate with each other, especially over the internet.

It is also time that there was a series of convergences of anarchists, the like of which hasn't been seen since the 1800's. Gathering, communicating, educating, networking, and planning needs to happen, and our first step is to create a web of people, to create a tightly-woven tapestry of anarchists of various beliefs and philosophies across the globe.

My hope is that we will see both. My sincerest hope is that it begins to happen soon. And, to my knowledge, there will be convergences soon, in the dead center of a land that sees very little water while still having abundant life.