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The notion of “policy” presumes a state or | The notion of “policy” presumes a state or<br> | ||
governing apparatus which imposes its will on | governing apparatus which imposes its will on<br> | ||
others. “Policy” is the negation of politics; policy is | others. “Policy” is the negation of politics; policy is<br> | ||
by definition something concocted by some form of | by definition something concocted by some form of<br> | ||
elite, which presumes it knows better than others | elite, which presumes it knows better than others<br> | ||
how their affairs are to be conducted. By partici- | how their affairs are to be conducted. By partici-<br> | ||
pating in policy debates the very best one can | pating in policy debates the very best one can<br> | ||
achieve is to limit the damage, since the very | achieve is to limit the damage, since the very<br> | ||
premise is inimical to the idea of people managing | premise is inimical to the idea of people managing<br> | ||
their own affairs. | their own affairs. | ||
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A tiny manifesto found in "Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology" by David Graeber.
against policy (a tiny manifesto):
The notion of “policy” presumes a state or
governing apparatus which imposes its will on
others. “Policy” is the negation of politics; policy is
by definition something concocted by some form of
elite, which presumes it knows better than others
how their affairs are to be conducted. By partici-
pating in policy debates the very best one can
achieve is to limit the damage, since the very
premise is inimical to the idea of people managing
their own affairs.