Like the band Against Me! ask in their hit I Was A Teenage Anarchist, 'do you remember when you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?' Well, some actually hold onto that desire as they grow old and even let it manifest sometimes, too.
For example, a seagull may drink from a dog's bowl of water. Or a torrent site user may show off his love for the service in front of the Motion Picture Association of America headquarters. And we should admire them — to quote another more popular song, 'For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has not.'
Continuing our series on the subreddit First World Anarchists, we at Bored Panda compiled a fiery list of their latest posts to keep your inner rebellious fire burning. To catch up, check out our earlier posts on the sub here, here, and here.
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This Guy Gets It
Check Out The Peanuts On These Guys
At this time, u/rvauofrsol is the only moderator of the subreddit. "I didn't create it," they told Bored Panda. "I was just around when it was created."
I know, not often do you see a subreddit this big with just one person running the show. Or a completely empty 'Rules' section. But as u/rvauofrsol says, consider its name!
"Some of the most popular ways first world anarchists rebel are touching things, taking photos, and crossing lines," they explained. According to the moderator, the community of the subreddit is "chaotic yet cyclical."
Too Cool For School
Do Not Flip
Michael Friedman, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, life coach, and the co-founder of Hardcore Humanism, and he thinks that in order to understand the meaning of and need for peaceful anarchism, we need to look at humanity — being humane to humans, animals, and the planet.
To make his point, Friedman suggests looking at a conversation he had with Mark Greenway, the frontman of Napalm Death. "Human lives and other sentient lives as well, are more important than politics because ... if you can't ensure the welfare of those things, then politics is meaningless," Greenway told him.
God Save The Queen
“Don’t Tell Me What To Do”
The musician went on to describe a "crisis of humanity" resulting from a large percentage of the world's population being stuck in certain cultural standpoints and drawing red lines that they won't cross. "And that's problematic because then you prioritize the cultural aspects of the human being."
According to Greenway, peaceful anarchism is freedom. "The whole point of anarchy is not to be governed and you are your own god basically... There are a lot of people who advocate for revolutionary anarchism with forceful means. For me, the very troublesome part of that is then you're encouraging conflict again," he said. "Surely, for me, one of the things that underpin anarchism is to achieve a world where everybody can live with dignity and equality and such — like to where we understand that we don't need to take up arms against each other anymore. That should be completely a thing of the past."
Firefighters > Cops
Nathan Filliom Gets It....
Speaking to Friedman, Greenway advocated for more direct representation in local government. "It could be argued that, well, governments are all more or less the same thing. You know, they're based upon the protection of capital, and therefore, if you sort of get rid of the whole governmental system like when the Roman Empire collapsed ... you have a widespread representation on councils," Greenway thought out loud. "How many people on this earth don't have representation by their governments ... in terms of how things affect them, what they get from it? ... I'm hoping that it would show people that they have more value, that they have more worth and, in turn, that would then encourage people to be more cooperative within a community system."
What would emerge, Greenway said, is a natural connection to human beings rather than symbols or governmental parties. "I want to be able to take every human being, as a human being ... I don't want to judge people by any other standard. The whole sort of proud to be British thing, you know, the whole you've got to stand up for the flag and national anthem. No, I don't, why should I? I don't, for one thing, believe in them and the monarchic system ... so why should I stand up for something that I don't think is particularly great for the human beings that live in this country?"
Things I Hate
He Jus Wanna Drink
However, Greenway acknowledged that this type of political shift probably won't happen any time soon, if ever. But that does not stop him from following these principles in his everyday life. "I want to be free and able to breathe and not strangled by this stuff ... So when I walk out of where I live and want to take my bike out ... I go down to the beach and I ride around, you know, sometimes I think about this stuff," Greenway explained. "And I think to myself, you know what, I'm here right now, or even when I go back home, I'm here and I'm free ... Within myself, I am free because I'm not restricted by any kind of dictatorial kind of methodology ... And that's really liberating."
When you think about it, the subreddit First World Anarchists is exactly that — a celebration of freedom. And it's awesome.
This Kid Has A Future
This Kid Gets It
This Picture Gets It
A Fair Response
I thought the joke was the length of “unnecessarily” until I saw the little “ok” hahahah
Absolute Mad Lads Troll The Dmv
True Rebel
Not Me But Now I’m Inspired
This Will Never End
If You Didn't Already Know, Baristas Are Above The Law
The Guy Who Wore A Pepsi Shirt To The World Of Coca-Cola Museum
My (White) husband accidentally wore a Slave t-shirt to a museum of Black history in Birmingham, Alabama. Slave was a surfboard company in Australia. We were on a weekend break and he only had one clean t-shirt left. In the foyer, I noticed it and he went to put on a dirty t-shirt.
Bills Bills Bills...
One Of Us
I don't know what are you local laws, but in some country the rule is to have both hands available to drive. So the use of phone, cigarettes, sandwiches... or cookies while driving is prohibited. So yes, driving while holding a cookie in your hand can be illegal.
Too Late
Show 'Em Who's Boss
Upstanding Citizens
This Lad
Whatever, I Do What I Want!
F You, I'm Bringing My Sausages On This Bus
Bbc News Gets It
Facial Recognition
Oooohhh, This Lady Is Gonna Be Pissed!
This Vending Machine Has Graduated To A New Level Of Anarchy
A House Of God
Whoever Puts These Questions Together Gave Up Before The End
Sandwich For Later
Browsing Dogs For Adoption. I Think We've Found The One
Surprise MF
Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn
This Bear Gets It
Bear- “I can do what i please. If you have a problem it sucks to be you.” [Edited to say thank you for all the upvotes!! 💜]
Bbc News At It Again
Try And Stop Me
GF And Her Friend Spent The Day In Sf
The Audacity Of This Guy
One tiny scene in a movie most people never saw, “Joe vs the Volcano” immediately comes to mind. Early in the movie, Tom Hanks (who plays Joe) works in the basement of an uber-depressing office building, and every day has to pass by a large round handle (for water? Steam? F**k if I know), with an equally large sign that says “Do Not Touch”. As his own personal passive-aggressive act of anarchy, he repeatedly makes a point of touching it when he passes it. Every. Single. Time. And that scene has stuck with me ever since I saw the movie—-in 1990, so 30 years. BTW, the warning sign is total bullshit, since absolutely nothing happens when he touches it.
Absolutely No Regard For The Law.
This Engraver Gets It
Dance Like No One Is Watching
You're Welcome
Someone In My Dorm Gets It
No U
Does This Count?
I sometimes eat Breakfast bisquits for a midday snack. AND put a "kitchen" labelled hand soap in the bathroom. Mwahahaaa
You know you're going straight to heck, don't you?
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I did this also, just because I liked having a different name for the day once in a while..
Load More Replies...I sometimes eat Breakfast bisquits for a midday snack. AND put a "kitchen" labelled hand soap in the bathroom. Mwahahaaa
You know you're going straight to heck, don't you?
Load More Replies...I went through an immature, rebellious, young adult phase where I would wear my co worker Robert's name tag instead of my own because the handbook just said we had to wear a name tag.
I did this also, just because I liked having a different name for the day once in a while..
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