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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.01,0:00:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Autonomy is one of the most important \Nof all anarchist principles,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.14,0:00:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a building block for understanding \Nanarchist philosophy more broadly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.09,0:00:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is it, exactly?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.91,0:00:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well... basically, it's freedom.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.06,0:00:19.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But more than that, it's a particularly \Nan anarchist type of freedom..
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.49,0:00:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the freedom to make decisions, \Nand then act out those decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.88,0:00:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without asking permission from a higher power.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.07,0:00:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In some ways, autonomy is similar to liberty,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.55,0:00:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a political concept that dates back \Nto Europe's so-called “Age of Enlightenment”
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.64,0:00:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the 18th century.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.20,0:00:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back in those days, \Nliberty was a radical new idea
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.78,0:00:38.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sought to put limits \Non the absolute power of kings and queens.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.48,0:00:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its early advocates argued that human beings
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.64,0:00:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,possessed certain inalienable rights, \Ngranted to them by God,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.11,0:00:46.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which rulers had to respect.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.40,0:00:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This idea was obviously pretty popular, \Nand so it soon became
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.44,0:00:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the rallying cry of the \NFrench and American Revolutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.24,0:00:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which helped overthrow feudalism
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.32,0:00:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and usher in the era of liberal democracy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.64,0:00:57.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the centuries,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.49,0:01:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,countless astute, \Nand not-so-astute political thinkers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.56,0:01:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Voltaire and Thomas Jefferson, \Nto Alex Jones and Glenn Beck
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.24,0:01:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have claimed liberty \Nas a universal human right.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.50,0:01:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to say that this principle \Nhasn't been universally applied
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.74,0:01:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would be a gross understatement.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.48,0:01:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is because from its very beginnings,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.92,0:01:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the concept of liberty has existed
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.20,0:01:18.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within a framework of \NEuropean global conquest,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.74,0:01:22.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a process facilitated by colonialism, \Nslavery and genocide.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.26,0:01:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even today,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.49,0:01:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the language of liberty is still used
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.31,0:01:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mobilize people's support for imperialist wars.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.67,0:01:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember when the United States government claimed
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.96,0:01:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were bringing freedom to Iraq?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.81,0:01:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The roots of this contradiction\Nlie in the fact
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.30,0:01:37.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that liberty has always been tied\Nto the existence of states,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.52,0:01:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the associated legal category of citizens.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.29,0:01:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often this is described as a social contract.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.37,0:01:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In exchange for obedience to state authority,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.68,0:01:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,citizens are granted rights and freedoms,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.52,0:01:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as freedom of expression, freedom to associate,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.16,0:01:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the right to pursue happiness or bear arms.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.91,0:01:56.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Non-citizens, or citizens of other states
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.34,0:01:58.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are not included in this contract.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.41,0:02:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even putting aside the problem of \Nwho gets to be considered a citizen,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.98,0:02:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like anything else that is given to you, \Nrights can also be taken away.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.37,0:02:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the day,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.52,0:02:11.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's politicians and courts who get to decide
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.63,0:02:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what rights you are allowed to exercise\Nat any given moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.16,0:02:15.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Autonomy, on the other hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.59,0:02:18.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't rely on a state-based framework of rights.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.61,0:02:21.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather than concentrating power and decision-making
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.54,0:02:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the tops of social and political hierarchies,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.94,0:02:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,autonomy starts at the level of the individual,\Nand scales up.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.67,0:02:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you’re a visual thinker,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.73,0:02:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it might be helpful to imagine it \Nas sort of like an inverted pyramid.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.74,0:02:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the scope of autonomy grows \Nto include more and more people,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.44,0:02:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we move from talking about individual autonomy
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.30,0:02:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to collective autonomy:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.01,0:02:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the power of groups of people \Nto make collective decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.96,0:02:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on issues that affect them directly.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.00,0:02:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Individual and collective autonomy \Nare indivisible under anarchism.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.99,0:02:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't have one without the other.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.03,0:02:54.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Autonomous collectives are made up \Nof autonomous individuals,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.27,0:02:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have all made the decision to work together
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.56,0:02:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pursue their common interests.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.46,0:03:00.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unless you’re living in a cabin in the woods,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.74,0:03:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's difficult to exercise individual \Nautonomy outside of a collective,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.39,0:03:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first of all because those in power \Nmake it hard to get away with,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.27,0:03:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and second because human beings \Nare inherently social creatures.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.55,0:03:13.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Building collective autonomy is \Nwhat anarchism is all about.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.78,0:03:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether this assumes the form of \Nan autonomous feminist collective
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.77,0:03:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that gets together to make decisions \Non how to fight patriarchy,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.16,0:03:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or neighbourhood assemblies that come together \Nto fight gentrification...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.42,0:03:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even the millions of Kurds in Rojava
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.76,0:03:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are building social structures \Nthat are autonomous from the Syrian state.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.10,0:03:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While these are just a few examples,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.03,0:03:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the thing that connects them all \Nis a shared pursuit of greater collective autonomy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.03,0:03:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s something we should all be striving for….
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.35,0:03:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because at the end of the day… \Ndo you really need someone in authority
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.73,0:03:42.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,telling you what you can or can’t do?
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