> maybe i'm naive, but is an institution by definition or by necessity an
> imposition from above? isn't the point to actually have institutions
> that are NOT imposed from above?
>
> i mean, even a set of spokescouncils is an institution if it becomes,
> well, institutionalized, which is presumably what people like chuck
> would want. no?
>
> i think brian's hit the nail on the head, myself.
Anarchists prefer to avoid *institutions* as much as possible, since an institution is, by definition, an organization interested in its own self-preservation.
Anarchist argue for organizations and forms of relationship that are created by the people involved in them. The goal is not to have a neverending, big, hierarchical isnstitution, rather organic froms that exist as long as is needed. A spokescouncil is a non-hierarchical form of organization and decision-making that relies on the participation of everybody to be successful. The goal of a spokescouncil should not be one of permanence, but instead focused on whatever needs to be done: i.e. project, decision, or conflict resolution.
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