ABSTRACT
Anarchism is the purity of rebellion. Natural rebellion is an outburst of energy against constriction, a statement of a will whose identity and integrity are threatened, and it aims at nothing more than removing an obstacle or breaking free from a cage. Rebellion can act as an illumination and when that happens, and faith is kept, the rebel becomes an anarchist. For the anarchist, rebellion is not only a statement of will but a statement of Tightness and truth. Rebellion presupposes the existence of oppression and deification of rebellion creates an affective compact with oppression. In contrast to the revolution proclaimed by the professional revolutionaries, an anarchist revolution is one of generalized rebellion, without leaders and masses. An anarchist revolution may be violent, but not of necessity. The revolution is of society, by society, and for society, and the degree of violence will depend on the volume, obstinacy, and resources of the antisocial forces that oppose the revolution.
