Most textbooks covering early 20th century anarchism claim that anarchists used terrorism because they were too weak to successfully overthrow the government. They rely on an obsolete understanding of conflict found in political science that considers the tactics of an organization to exclusively reflect its capacity to project power. In other words, tactics exist in a linear scale from terrorism to ABC weapons, and an organization will always use the strongest tactic within its means in order to achieve its goal.

In reading Mikhail Bakunin, however, the Father of Anarchism actually makes a principled case for the inherent value of terrorism to the anarchist cause. Bakunin teaches that one of the greatest barriers to the abolition of the state is the belief that one can be assured of a reasonably good life by following the rules, living morally, and respecting authority. Anarchist bomb-throwing is not just a tactic of last resort, but an [im]moral message to the citizens of a nation that this belief is untrue. Bakunin tells us that the purpose of terrorism is in its randomness. By throwing bombs into train stations and theaters, it demonstrates that everyone is equally subject to violent death, whether they lived an upright and moral life, or whether they are a homeless beggar. Ultimately, according to Bakunin, there is no value in taking the high road, abiding by the restrictions of society, and respecting the authorities because these things will not assure you of a good life or safety from anarchist attacks.

While there was nothing one could do to ensure one’s safety, there was certainly something that would assuredly lead to a swift death, and that was openly opposing Bakunin’s anarchists. Random bombings must be paired with the tactic of targeted assassinations of police leadership and politicians in order to intimidate those who might step up and protect society from anarchist violence. While the bombings illustrated the principle that ordinary people could not make themselves safe by cooperating with the government, the assassinations proved that nobody was beyond the power of the anarchist movement and open opposition to the anarchists would be repaid with a bullet or a car bomb. In this way, according to Bakunin, society could be cleanly decapitated of its leadership and the people left huddling in fear, afraid to engage and therefore stripping the government of their collective support, preparing the way for the Revolution.

The anarchist movement was defeated throughout the West by the actions of law enforcement and nascent national security agencies, but their tactics did not die. Islamic terrorism is inspired by Bakunin’s work. More importantly, however, Bakunin passed into the modern radical Left through the Frankfurt School, undergoing the same social transformation that turned Orthodox Marxism into so-called ‘Cultural Marxism.’ The latest manifestation of Bakuninist terrorism in American politics has been the #MeToo movement, which takes Bakunin’s basic approach and transforms its symbols into the culture war manifestations most famously described by Herbert Marcuse.

Anarchism changes from an attempt to destroy the institutions of government to one which attempts to destroy the principles of moral and social life. At its root has always been egalitarianism: the belief that every person was created equal, and therefore any authority of one person over another must be illegitimate. By changing the terrain of battle, this equality is now centered on social life. A moral person must be made equal to an immoral person, regardless of the real-world consequences of their actions. A person who made good choices in life must be made equal to one who made bad choices. If people are equal, then their choices must therefore also be equal, else one person has demonstrated an intolerable superiority by prospering while others failed. The success of the moderate, courageous, prudent, and just man is a stinging affront to the equality of the immoderate, cowardly, imprudent, and unjust person. Therefore, by transvaluing the principles of Western society, the cultural anarchist enforces equality between the moral and immoral person, bringing to life Bakunin’s famous quote that there is no sin except the belief in sin.

If the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings have demonstrated nothing else, it displayed the fact that living a clean life, following the rules, and acting in good faith will not protect a person from having their life destroyed on the basis of a baseless accusation. The tragedy of these hearings is that very few people have lived a life as morally faultless and personally honest as Kavanaugh. He has no string of mistresses, no history of crooked business dealings, and no vengeful ex-wives in his closet. Nonetheless, a lifetime of good behavior is worth nothing when he became the subject of a virulent politicized attack.

With President Donald Trump, it was expected that scurrilous claims about his sexual life would be a common occurrence throughout his term of office. Donald Trump lived a life embracing the pleasures available to a person of wealth and power. What is shocking and abhorrent about the Kavanaugh hearings is that the Judge is perhaps the closest thing one might find to an anti-Trump short of a monastery, and the Cathedral got away with treating him exactly the same way they treat Trump. If they can destroy Judge Kavanaugh, they can destroy anyone. Being MGTOW or volcel is no protection against the destructive power of modern feminism, as facts no longer have any relevance to the destruction of a man’s life. Indeed, rape is now a crime that is beyond the realm of facts, as #MeToo proudly proclaims that belief in the accuser is the fundamental test for determining guilt or innocence.

This, indeed, is the entire point of the #MeToo Movement. By embracing cultural anarchism, by throwing cultural bombs in crowded places and assassinating anyone who dares speak out against them, #MeToo manages to replicate the tactics of Bakunin’s terrorists transferred onto the new symbolic terrain of the culture wars.

In the battle to transvalue Western morals, there are few tools as powerfully destructive as the [im]moral terrorism of politicized rape allegations. It can now be said, with reasonable certainly, that there is no earthly reason to live a moral life, to respect women, or to deal with honesty with others, as such a person will be treated the same as if they had done all the opposite. Leftism has done the impossible: they made Thrasymachus’s argument the stronger, and Socrates’s the weaker. It is best to actually be perfectly unjust while appearing to be perfectly just. Thus, this state of moral anarchy paves the way for the Revolution to come.

What can be concluded from this analysis? Certainly, there can be no doubt that changing the American system from the inside is impossible. No amount of voting will prove capable of effecting change to the paradigm of American politics so long as anyone who threatens the status quo will have their life destroyed on the basis of false rape accusations. Nobody is going to stand up for a sex offender; so as long as everyone is subject to accusations of sex crimes at any moment regardless of their actual guilt or innocence, the Left has the ultimate weapon to strike down any reformer capable of saving the American system.

Secondly, it must be recognized that the ability to unperson an individual in this way is a projection of power. The Cathedral is playing power politics and questions of right, law, or ideology are irrelevant. As mentioned in a previous essay, deploying ideas against power is as absurd as arguing Just War Theory against a man with a rifle. So long as the victims of these allegations lack the ability to punch back twice as hard, there is nothing which can compel the Establishment to desist from these kinds of tactics. Power can only be checked by power, as Madison argued in the Federalist, therefore one can expect that these tactics will only amplify and escalate until someone appears who can apply disproportionate power against them.

Open resistance against the Cathedral’s power at this point is futile. This is why passivism remains the superior alternative in today’s world. Rather than putting oneself out there and running for office to become the next sex offender smeared or jailed over a fabricated story, now is the time to become worthy, to gather resources, become self-sufficient, and prepare communities of like-minded individuals who will protect each other from the assaults of the cultural anarchist regime. Like in the days of Red Terrorism, random bombs will still go off in train stations and theaters. Liars can be found in every Human Resources department in America. By living within intentional communities, however, we can rebuild a society where Thrasymachus is wrong and Socrates is right, where it is worthwhile to do the right thing, to respect authority, and to live faultless lives. Find your Mannerbund. Become Worthy. Rule.