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A BRIEF NOTE ON ACOAAO
This is the official website of the Anarchist Confederation of the Oceans, Arctic, Antarctic and Outwards (ACOAAO) - a section of the Anarchist International (AI/IFA). The Confederation is a loose network of libertarians broadly defined related to the oceans and the most northern and southern areas of the planet Tellus (Earth) and outwards in space, and is historically mainly rooted back to the 1990s as an informal network of contacts among seafarers, offshore-workers and other people living in these areas. Also astronauts etc. may participate, as the Confederation also covers outer space. More information is available via "contact ACOAAO" below.
The Anarchy of the Oceans, it is the most extensive economic political system on planet Earth. It is not an ideal type of anarchism, close to 100% degree of anarchy, but still it is in general, unless special cases now and then, here or there, significant, i.e. more than 50 % anarchist. Anarchy is freedom without harming others' freedom, i.e. co-operation without coercion, ideally or practically. Economic freedom at others' expense, in the ocean, i.e. chaos and over-fishing. When resources are scarce, horizontal organization is the means to avoid freedom at others' expense, and secure the Anarchy of the Oceans. This may be done in at least three ways: 1. Public NGO, similar to the Swiss local direct democracy, among the concerned, 2. Economic democracy, similar to agricultural co-operatives, 3. Market of quotas, - or a combination. In all three cases, sanctions against "free riders" and ochlarchists/ochlarchy in general are a part of the solution. One sanction is receiving a Brown Card from the International Anarchist Tribunal (IAT), for breaking the Oslo Convention.
24.03.2024. China ruled by Xi JinPing & Co. has got Brown Cards from IAT for breaking the Oslo Convention, i.e. for bullying and ochlarchy (mob rule broadly defined) in general in the South China Sea, a part of the Anarchy of the Oceans.
Similar solutions should be used vis-à-vis environmental and pollution problems related to the oceans. The ACOAAO also works to improve the international laws and rules for sea transport, mainly related to the United Nations, to make a higher degree of anarchy of the oceans. Together with the International Workers of the World and other unions of seafarers, the ACOAAO works to improve the conditions of sailors and for autogestion.
When talking about the Outwards faction of the confederation it must be mentioned that we of course don't believe in small green men from Mars or similar, but organize spaceworkers and have a policy against pollution, militarism a.s.o in space outside the Earth. We also work on ways to deal with comets and other dangers from outer space that may hit the Earth, to secure the survival of mankind and humanity.
Fellows - seafarers, offshore-workers and other people living in and/or on these areas! Contact ACOAAO and join the ACOAAO-network today! Be a networkmember/subscriber to the IJ@/ACOAAO/AI/IFA! Feel free to forward this information to your own network, and/or link up the Website of ACOAAO at your blog or homepage. Join in the struggle for increased degree of anarchy in and on the oceans etc., i.e. for more socialism and autonomy; against economical plutarchy - that is capitalism; and against statism -- on and in the Oceans, in the Arctic and Antarctic, and outwards and world wide... Of course a struggle without ochlarchy (mob rule broadly defined), the opposite of anarchist, anarchy and anarchism!!! A struggle for anarchy and anarchism as opposed to all forms of marxism (state-socialism), liberalism and fascism, including populism. A struggle for a movement of the societal, i.e. economical and political/administrative, systems -- in libertarian direction, less authoritarian degree... Libertarian direction also includes green policy. ACOAAO always works and demonstrates with dignity, uses real matter of fact arguments and adds weight behind via direct actions, mass actions, and via elections. More information is available via "contact ACOAAO" below.
A NOTE FROM THE
Anarchist International Embassy in Oslo
l'ambassade du monde libertaire
http://www.anarchy.no/embassy.html
THE ANARCHY OF THE OCEANS AND THE NORTH POLE
The anarchy of the oceans, it is the most extensive economic political system on planet Earth. Anarchy is freedom without harming others' freedom, i.e. co-operation without coercion, ideally or practically. Economic freedom at others' expense, in the ocean, i.e. chaos and ochlarchy (mob rule broadly defined). When resources are scarce, horizontal organization is the means to avoid freedom at others' expense, and secure the anarchy of the oceans. This may be done in at least three ways: 1. Public NGO, similar to the Swiss local direct democracy, among the concerned, 2. Economic democracy, similar to agricultural co-operatives, 3. Market of quotas, - or a combination. In all three cases, sanctions against "free riders" are a part of the solution. The North Pole, as a part of the anarchy of the oceans, should be common possession for the world society in all future.
Best regards.... C. d'A. A.Quist of AIE 11.08.2007