Through Kropotkin’s argument about anarchism, he sets up the idea that.”you must limit the powers of the government and renounce parliamentary rule” (Kropotkin 267). Limiting the government would mean getting rid of both Court-rule and Capital-rule. Kropotkin believes government is bad because it doesn’t evolve with the people in the society. Using the words, “harmony” and “free agreement,” he lightens the topic of anarchism. Kropotkin explains that from the beginning of time there was always some type of government. Letting the reader know that he is for the rights of people, but some type of system needs to be in place so that society will have something to fall back on. For this he refers to the system of Serfdom which to him is, “Court-rule” and a Representative government which to him is, “Capital-rule” (Kropotkin 267). Due to Kropotkin’s belief in “the philosophy of evolution” he does believe that “Class-rule” in London during this Victorian era will not help but rather be a “nuisance” for the simple fact that society has “grown” out of that time of “Class-rule”(Kropotkin 267).
Kropotkin believes that the government needs representatives, he believes that it can’t just be anybody. To this he argued that, “...the fittest will prove to be those combine intellectual knowledge with the knowledge necessary for the production of wealth…” (Kropotkin 267). His theory is even if your ancestors were rich, it doesn't mean that you will stay rich, it all depends on if you're mentally capable to stay rich. If society would follow this theory the class structures would level out and the gap between the rich and the poor will start to close. Society as a whole may even try to work harder to attempt to get to where the rich are.
Already reading anarchy, society may not be as surprised when Kropotkin enlightens them about how all of their already ‘favorite” writers are all anarchist. The Victorians will be so excited that their lives will be like what they read in the books. They will no longer suffer from “misery” and it’s insufficient production.
Through Kropotkin’s argument about anarchism, he sets up the idea that.”you must limit the powers of the government and renounce parliamentary rule” (Kropotkin 267). Limiting the government would mean getting rid of both Court-rule and Capital-rule. Kropotkin believes government is bad because it doesn’t evolve with the people in the society. Using the words, “harmony” and “free agreement,” he lightens the topic of anarchism. Kropotkin explains that from the beginning of time there was always some type of government. Letting the reader know that he is for the rights of people, but some type of system needs to be in place so that society will have something to fall back on. For this he refers to the system of Serfdom which to him is, “Court-rule” and a Representative government which to him is, “Capital-rule” (Kropotkin 267). Due to Kropotkin’s belief in “the philosophy of evolution” he does believe that “Class-rule” in London during this Victorian era will not help but rather be a “nuisance” for the simple fact that society has “grown” out of that time of “Class-rule”(Kropotkin 267).
Kropotkin, Peter. "The Scientific Bases of Anarchy." In The Secret Agent. Toronto, Ontario: Broadview Editions, 2009. Print.
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