Principles of #anarchism
Individual autonomy: The sovereignty of the individual person and their freedom to do whatever they want as long as they’re not harming anyone else or infringing on anyone’s rights and their property. As the French say, "La liberté s'arrête où commence celle des autres"
Voluntary association: The idea that all relations and institutions should be organized voluntarily with the guarantees that any individual or group can disassociate / secede from an association whenever they choose, and join another or found their own.
Mutual aid: The practice of positive reciprocity; or helping others out just as they help you out, building common bonds and providing the basis of solidarity. Recognition that no act is fully-interested (egoistic) or self-negating (altruistic), but contains concern for both the self and for others.
Self-organization: Organizing within associations being done through horizontal cooperation and participatory decision-making by all members involved, also called participatory democracy. Though this is only as long as it is on the basis of voluntary association and respects individual autonomy.
Free federation: Organizing things on a large scale through federations / confederations of voluntary, directly-democratic associations, with each component unit remaining self-organizing while also being part of a larger whole that cooperates to take care of issues that require a bigger geographical scope than local autonomous associations allow.
Direct action: This means accomplishing tasks without mediation. Removing representation and bureaucracy from activity, replacing both with immediate (direct) self activity of people doing stuff for themselves and by themselves.
Non-aggression principle: The NAP is a concept in which "aggression", defined as initiating or threatening any forceful interference with either an individual or their property, is inherently wrong. In contrast to pacifism, the NAP does not forbid forceful defense and is considered by some to be a defining principle of libertarianism.
