The theme of the summer issue of Existence is “We Need Utopias”. In our opinion, imagination is essential to any resistance against authority or struggle for a better society.
The utopia as a literary genre dates back to the celebrated Thomas Moore’s work of the same name. It depicts imaginary societies around the world and in different time periods. A large part of utopian works is based on a fixed and immutable order. We are more interested in utopias that are characterised by freedom, openness and unforced work. Therefore, we follow anti‑authoritarian utopias and it is crucial for us to explain why they are so important.
The present is characterised by neoliberal hegemony and its claim that “there is no alternative”. This motto kills dreams, offers consumerist substitutes and announces the end of history. That is why it is so important to revive slogans of the 1968 Paris revolt: “All Power to the Imagination” and “Be Realistic, Ask the Impossible”. Dreams and actions we build upon them have the power to push back boundaries of the possible. A utopia of the past is the reality of the present. Anarchists are not in the habit of making detailed plans for the future societies. Our movement is based on the principles of freedom and equality. From them, we derive organisational procedures, structures and approaches. A utopia is primarily an attempt to formulate collective aspirations and desires, as well as it is a means of criticism of the present oppression and inequality for the classics of utopian literature. Celý příspěvek