Anti-Authoritarianism

Anti-Authoritarianism, sometimes known as Anti-Auth for short, is a civically liberal to libertarian ideology whose sole defining characteristic is fervent, uncompromising opposition to Authoritarianism and strong state power.

Anti-Auth's passion for policies and direct action against authoritarian ideologies, as well as their ability to work with anyone on the economic and cultural spectrum if they share his libertarian values, makes him an ideology that unites both libertarian quadrants, "the epitome of LibUnity", as one might say.

In the Polcompball canon, Anti-Auth is represented by the "three arrows", a symbol used by the Iron Front and the German Social Democratic Party in the 1930s as a symbol of resistance to National Socialism,  Monarchism, and  Stalinism and used in present-day contexts as a symbol of anti-fascism.

Iron Front
Iron Front (German: Eiserne Front) was a German paramilitary group affiliated with the SPD formed in 1931 in the Weimar Republic against the rise of authoritarianism, in which it opposed authoritarian ideologies of the time, such as the Monarchy (Franz von Papen), Nazism (Adolf Hitler) and Communism (Ernst Thälmann), in which Thälmann accused them of being "terrorist" and "social fascist". The group was opposed to the NSDAP and the KDP, (whose last was seen as the main enemy) intended to bring together trade unionists, democratic socialists, liberals and social liberals as a form of defense against the "anti-republics". They used the "three arrows", a symbol against the aforementioned enemies of democracy. The group dissolved in 1933, with the crushing of the unions, currently the symbols are used as a symbol of the "fight against authoritarianism and totalitarianism".

[[File:MilkTeaAlliance.png]] Milk Tea Alliance
Milk Tea Alliance is a decentralized online democracy and human rights movement in Hong Kong,  Republic of China (Taiwan) (Boba),  Myanmar (Burmese lahpet),  Thailand (Thai Tea) and occasionally  India. It initially started as an internet meme dedicated to purely opposing Dengism before moving on to opposing all authoritarian leaders and ideologies in the aforementioned areas, which later included countries that share a similar national drink (tea), such as  Philippines,  Malaysia (Teh Tarik),  Indonesia,  Belarus (Ryazhenka) and  Iran (Chai), although they are not considered as canon countries or their movements are not significant in these regions. The Diplomat describes the Milk Tea Alliance, despite it not being institutionalized, as a pro-democracy alternative to ASEAN. However, unlike Iron Front, the Milk Tea Alliance wants to merely reform the Thai monarchy instead of (although a fringe faction of them do advocate) abolishing it, taking inspiration from the Khana Ratsadon's proclamation during the 1932 Siamese Revolution.

Anonymous
Anonymous is a decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective and movement primarily known for its various cyberattacks against several governments, government institutions and government agencies, corporations and the Church of Scientology. The main purpose of the movement is Anti-cyber-surveillance, Anti-cyber-censorship, Internet activism, and internet vigilantism. Targets of Anonymous hacktivism included government agencies of the United States, Israel, Tunisia, Uganda, and the Islamic State. While there is no uniform ideology or goal, with infighting being noted at times such as with the 2016 US election. They have had a profound impact on political activism especially on social media. However, in more recent years due to improved cybersecurity across the web, especially for major corporations and governments, various affiliates utilization of internet hacking as a means to spread social change anonymously have increasingly led to less success as methods became entirely unsophisticated or just outdated. With the collective largely being in near hibernation state between the years of 2015 to 2020. The movement made a massive resurgence in light of the murder of George Floyd where the collective had been responsible for hacking numerous police agencies leading to the #BlueLeaks hashtag trending. And bringing to light the increasing amounts of internet surveillance done by law enforcement against ordinary people. Currently the collective is still active, albeit with less power than prior years.

[[File:RussianOpposition.png]] Russian Opposition
TBA

[[File:EndSARS.png]] End SARS
EndSARS is a decentralized movement and a Nigerian hashtag calling for an end to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), generating protests that were brutally repressed by the Nigerian police. The reason for the end of SARS would be the countless accusations of torture, extortion, disappearances, imprisonment of children, organ harvesting, rape, assaults and robberies (ironically), among countless other crimes. There were protests around Nigeria and some parts of the world, in which the Nigerian government froze the activists' bank accounts and carried out some executions, causing various artists, corporations and tech startups to support the idea, along with the BLM and the Feminist Coalition.

In 2020, SARS was dissolved, being replaced by the Special Weapon and Tactics Team (SWAT), but it was also accused of brutality, causing the protests to continue.

Beliefs
Is obviously not too fond of Authoritarian ideologies from the left, right, or centre and will oppose them whenever possible.

The three white arrows represent anti-Monarchism, anti-Stalinism, and anti-Fascism.

How to Draw
Anti_auth_flag.svg


 * 1) Draw a ball
 * 2) Fill it with a near-black colour
 * 3) Draw the "three arrows" symbol in white
 * 4) Add the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File: Libleft.png]] [[File: Libunity-yellow.png]] [[File: Libright-yellow.png]] Most, if not all libertarian ideologies.
 * [[File:Civlibert.png]] Civil Libertarianism - My best friend, practically brother in arms.
 * [[File:Bernst.png]] Reformist Marxism - Fellow anti-fascist/tankie who helps protect me from angry despots. Also, he's technically my dad.
 * [[File: Anpacf.png]] Anarcho-Pacifism - Fellow anti-authoritarian, but I wish you'd understand that violence can be justified if it's against an oppressive government.
 * [[File:FDF-Pirate.png]] Piratism - My tech-addicted friend
 * [[File: Ego.png]] Egoism - You're a bit too wacky for me but anyone who puts liberty above all is cool with me.
 * [[File: Libsoc.png]] Libertarian Socialism & [[File: Libertarian.png]] Libertarianism - Any economic system is good with me, only as long as it's libertarian and is sufficiently good at protecting our liberty.
 * [[File:Minarchist.png]] Minarchism and [[File:Minsocf.png]] Minarcho-Socialism - Keep the authority to the minium.
 * [[File:Horshu.png]] Horseshoe Centrism - No difference between a jackboot on your neck from the left or right.
 * [[File: Awaj.png]] Anarchism - A very radical, but still great friend.
 * [[File: Dem.png]] Democracy - The proper way for government to be organized.
 * [[File:Raddem.png]] Radical Democracy - Fellow democratic radical.
 * [[File:Libertfem.png]] Libertarian Feminism and [[File:Anfem.png]] Anarcha-Feminism - I stand with you for the sakes of women...
 * [[File:Menslib.png]] Men's Liberation - ...and men too!
 * [[File:Libcon.png]] Libertarian Conservatism & [[File:Bhl.png]] Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism - Your cultural views are ok if they don't inhibit liberty.

Frenemies

 * [[File:Leftunity.png]] Left Unity & [[File:Rightunity-yellow.png]] Right Unity - At least they try...
 * [[File: Anrad.png]] Anti-Radicalism - We agree on our opposition to the authoritarian quadrants, but radicalism is good if it's in favor of liberty for the people and you can support moderate authoritarians.
 * [[File:Antifa.png]] Anti-Fascism - A pleasant acquaintance, but you're way too lenient with the authoritarian leftists like Stalin or Mao. Also, Why don't You support Freedom of Speech?
 * [[File:LiberMon.png]] Libertarian Monarchism & [[File:Anmona.png]] Anarcho-Monarchism - Yes, you're libertarian, but you are both disgusting monarchists. Shouldn't you guys oppose monarchism?
 * [[File:LibKemSmall.png]] Nation Alliance - Based Turkish ally……wait, why do you admire the man who had "Statism" as a built-in doctrine?
 * [[File:3princLib.png]] Liberal Tridemism - Similar to the above. We could be buddies but you have to defend Chiang Kai-shek the 228 demon.
 * [[File:Mansphere.png]] Manosphere - While I can understand that you are against feminism due to claiming that they have a "totalitarian inclination", but why do you support authoritarian regimes when it comes to anti-feminists and Women's rights abuse, such as the Taliban?
 * [[File:Huism.png]] Zhao Ziyang Thought - Based. But why did you call for restraint when I fought against [[File: Dengf.png]] his dictatorship?

Enemies

 * [[File: Authleft.png]] [[File: Authunity.png]] [[File: Authright.png]] - Pretty much every Authoritarian ideology.
 * [[File:Sec.png]] Authoritarianism - You were a mistake from the start.
 * [[File:Totalitarian.png]] Totalitarianism & [[File: Ingsocf.png]] Ingsoc - Enemies of the people number one!
 * [[File: Nazi.png]] National Socialism - My original greatest enemy.
 * [[File:Stalin.png]] Stalinism and [[File: ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - Any collectivism should come from the people, never the state!
 * [[File: Monarch.png]] Monarchism - No man a king! You fell in Germany, and Iron Front prevented you from coming back, and we will kick you out of [[File:Chakri.png]] Thailand too, along with article 112.
 * [[File: Abmon.png]] Absolute Monarchism - You are just like the guy above but JUST FUCKING WORSE!
 * [[File: Fash.png]] Fascism - None within the state, everything outside the state, everything against the state.
 * [[File: Monsoc.png]] Monarcho-Stalinism and [[File:Juche.png]] Juche - Two kinds of cursed in one, you fat fuck.
 * [[File:Monarcho-Fascism.png]] Monarcho-Fascism - Another one. #StandWithThailand #ขีดเส้นตายไล่เผด็จการ #หยุดคุกคามประชาชน
 * [[File: Nazbol.png]] National Bolshevism - Absolutely deplorable.
 * [[File:PolState.png]] Police Statism - WHAT THE F#CK DID I DO WRONG???, I AM JUST PEACEFULLY PROTESTING! GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME! DICTATOR PUPPET! GO ARREST THE DICTATOR, NOT ME!
 * [[File:Strato.png]] Stratocracy - LIKE THE GUY ABOVE, BUT EVEN WORSE! HANDS OFF FROM MY DEMOCRACY!
 * [[File: Auto.png]] Autocracy - SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS
 * [[File:Oligarchy.png]] Oligarchy - A group of authoritarians is as bad as one.
 * [[File:Mladorossi.png]] Mladorossism - A combination of everything I stand against. Beyond cursed.
 * [[File:Altr.png]] Alt-Right - What's so "alt" and “right” about you? You're not very different from [[File: Nazi.png]] them!
 * [[File:Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - Stop undermining our civil liberties with your mass-security laws and pointless wars! Also, HANDS OFF ASSANGE!!! Plus, Let's not forget you’ve backing dictators!
 * [[File:Trot.png]] Trotskyism - Red Neocon? Really?
 * [[File:Statlib.png]] State Liberalism - Pink oppression is still oppression! Also, I'm not going to your "re-education" camp!
 * [[File:Antot.png]] Anarcho-Totalitarianism, [[File:Anfashf.png]] Anarcho-Fascism and [[File:Authdem.png]] Authoritarian Democracy - What the heck???
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Dengism [[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]] - Ah yes, a CHINAZI. #MilkTeaAlliance #CHINAZI
 * [[File:Pinkie-icon.png]] Pinkieism - 50 cents retards. Watch this MV and seethe.
 * [[File:China-blueshirt.png]] Chinese Blueshirtism - Another Chinazi, without even red paint.
 * [[File:ChiangKaiShek.png]] Chiang Kai-shek Thought - Taiwanese white terror never forget!!!
 * [[File:Klep.png]] Kleptocracy - Most, if not all dictators are corrupt. ALSO, GLORY TO UKRAINE, PUTIN!
 * [[File:Theocrat.png]] All Theocracies & State Atheism- Authoritarian Government? Religious Intolerance? You must be kidding me? F*CK YOU!
 * [[File:Crusadism.png]] Crusadism, [[File:Kahan.png]] Kahanism & [[File:Jihad.png]] Jihadism - YOU"RE ALL EVEN WORSE THAN THE ONE ABOVE!
 * [[File:Esofash.png]] Esoteric Fascism - Paganism has just reached peak evil.

Literature

 * Letter on Historical Integrity by Lord Acton
 * Power Kills: Democracy as a Method of Nonviolence by Rudolph Joseph Rummel
 * Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Million by Martin Amis
 * Resisting Illegitimate Authority: A Thinking Person's Guide to Being an Anti-Authoritarian—Strategies, Tools, and Models by Bruce E. Levine
 * Permanent Record by Edward Snowden

Wikipedia

 * Anti-Authoritarianism
 * Rudolph J. Rummel
 * Wikileaks
 * Iron Front
 * Milk Tea Alliance

List of pro-democracy protests, and other movements against authoritarianism

 * [[File:Cdem.png]][[File:Blacknat.png]][[File:Abolitionism.png]] John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry [[File:Strato-Antifurry.png]][[File:Whitesup.png]][[File:Slavery.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Hungary.png]][[File:Khrusch.png]][[File:Goulash.png]] Hungarian Revolution of 1956 [[File:Anticommunism.png]][[File:Nagy3.png]]
 * [[File:ML.png]][[File:Bolshevism ball.png]][[File:NeoComBall.png]][[File:Tankie.png]][[File:Consocf.png]] Prague Spring [[File:Cball-Czechia.png]][[File:Swhf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Portugal.png]][[File:Salazar.png]] Carnation Revolution
 * [[File:Cball-South Africa_alt.png]] Soweto uprising [[File:Blacknat.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Taiwan.png]][[File:RightKMT.png]][[File:Chiang-Ching-kuo.png]] Kaohsiung Incident [[File:PanGreenTW.png]]
 * [[File:Kishi.png]] [[File:Ike.png]] [[File:LDP(Japan).png]]Anpo protests [[File:Dsa.png]] [[File:Moder.png]] [[File:Antiimp.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-South Korea.png]] Gwangju Uprising
 * [[File:Cball-South Korea.png]] June Struggle
 * [[File:Cball-SocialistBurma.png]] 8888 uprising
 * [[File:Cball-EastGermany.png]][[File:Cball-SRRomania.png]][[File:Cball-Czechia.png]][[File:Cball-Bulgaria.png]] Revolutions of 1989 [[File:Anticommunism.png]] [[File:Liberal Democracy.png]][[File:Antieast.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Czechia.png]] Velvet Revolution [[File:Anticommunism.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Romania.png]] Romanian Revolution [[File:Cball-SRRomania.png]][[File:Natcom.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Peaceful Revolution [[File:Cball-EastGermany.png]][[File:Socialist Unity Party of Germany.png]]
 * [[File:Dengf.png]][[File:Jiang_Tze-min.png]][[File:CHNNeocon.png]][[File:Tankie.png]][[File:LiPeng2.png]][[File:PolState.png]] 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre [[File:Thar.png]][[File:Liberal Democracy.png]][[File:Libertarian.png]][[File:Necon.png]][[File:Prog-u.png]][[File:Huism.png]][[File:Demsocstar.png]][[File:Plutocrat.png]][[File:3princ.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Iraq.png]][[File:Hussein.png]] 1991 Iraqi uprisings [[File:Shia.png]][[File:Cball-IraqiKurdistan.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-South Africa.png]][[file:Blacknat.png]][[File:ANC-icon.png]][[File:Mandela.png]] Anti-Apartheid Movement [[File:Cball-South Africa alt.png]][[File:Thatcher.png]][[File:NasionaleParty(Apartheid).png]][[File:Necon.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Serbia.png]][[File:Milosevic.png]] Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević [[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]][[File:Necon.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Malaysia.png]][[File:Mahathir.png]][[File:PolState.png]]Reformasi (Malaysia) [[File:PKR.png]][[File:Civlibert.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Georgia.png]][[File:Saakashvili.png]] Rose Revolution
 * [[File:Cball-Ukraine.png]][[File:Yushchenko.png]] Orange Revolution [[File:Kuchma.png]][[File:Yanukovych.png]][[File:Partyofregions.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Kyrgyzstan.png]] Tulip Revolution
 * [[File:Cball-Malaysia.png]] BERSIH [[File:Liberal_Democracy.png]]
 * [[File:IslamCon.png]][[File:Barisan Nasional.png]][[File:PolState.png]]2007 Bersih Rally[[File:PKR.png]][[File:DAP(Malaysia).png]][[File:PAS.png]][[File:Liberal_Democracy.png]]
 * [[File:UMNO.png]][[File:PolState.png]] 2011 Bersih 2.0 Rally [[File:PKR.png]][[File:Civlibert.png]][[File:DAP(Malaysia).png]][[File:PAS.png]][[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]][[File:Reform.png]]
 * [[File:NajibRazak.png]][[File:Barisan Nasional.png]][[File:PolState.png]] 2012 Bersih 3.0 Rally [[File:PKR.png]][[File:Civlibert.png]][[File:DAP(Malaysia).png]][[File:Envi.png]][[File:PAS.png]][[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]]
 * [[File:NajibRazak.png]][[File:Barisan Nasional.png]][[File:PolState.png]] 2015 Bersih 4 Rally [[File:PKR.png]][[File:Civlibert.png]][[File:DAP(Malaysia).png]][[File:Fem.png]][[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]]
 * [[File:NajibRazak.png]][[File:Barisan Nasional.png]][[File:UMNO.png]][[File:PolState.png]] 2016 Bersih 5 Rally [[File:Mahathir.png]][[File:PKR.png]][[File:Civlibert.png]][[File:DAP(Malaysia).png]][[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]]
 * [[File:Ottoman.png]][[File:Erdoğanism.png]]AuthIslamDem.png]] 2007 Republic Protests [[File:LibKemSmall.png[[File:Kemal.png]][[File:Laicism.png]]
 * [[File:Thailand.png]][[File:Thaksin.png]][[File:Yingluck.png]] [[File:Ultraprogressivism.png]] 2009 Thai political unrest [[File:Conlib.png]] [[File:RamaIX.png]] [[File:Strato-Antifurry.png]] [[File:YellowShirts(Thailand).png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Tunisia.png]][[File:Cball-Libya.png]][[File:Cball-Egypt.png]][[File:Cball-Syria.png]][[File:Cball-Jordan.png]][[File:Cball-Bahrain.png]][[File:Cball-Yemen.png]][[File:Cball-Oman.png]] Arab Spring
 * [[File:Cball-Tunisia.png]][[File:BenAli.png]] Tunisian Revolution
 * [[File:Cball-Egypt.png]][[File:NDP(Egypt).png]] 2011 Egyptian revolution
 * [[File:Cball-Bahrain.png]][[File:KingBahrain.png]] 2011 Bahraini uprising
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] [[File:Hujintao.png]] [[File:WenJiabao.png]] [[File:Jiang_Tze-min.png]] [[File:CHNNeocon.png]] 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests [[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]][[File:FBI.png]] Stop Watching Us [[File:Libertarian.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-HongKong.png]] [[File:Dengf.png]] Occupy Central with Love and Peace [[File:Anticommunism.png]][[File:Cball-HongKong-BlackBauhinia.png]]
 * [[File:Ottoman.png]][[File:Erdoğanism.png]][[File:AuthIslamDem.png]][[File:PolState.png]] 2013 Gezi Park Protests Liberal_Democracy.png]][[File:LibKemSmall.png[[File:Kemal.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Ukraine.png]][[File:Cball-EU.png]][[File:PPoroshenko.png]][[File:Yatsenyuk.png]][[File:Klychko.png]][[File:OUN-B.png]] Euromaidan [[File:Partyofregions.png]][[File:Yanukovych.png]][[File:Azarov.png]][[File:PolState.png]][[File:Antimaidan.png]][[File:Cball-Russia.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Taiwan.png]][[File:RevRightKMT.png]]Sunflower Student Movement[[File:Activm.png]][[File:People's_Power_(TW).png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Montenegro.png]][[File:Dsa.png]] 2015–2016 Montenegrin crisis [[File:DPS.png]][[File:Necon.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Iran.png]][[File:Khom.png]] 2016–2021 Iranian protests
 * [[File:Cball-Nigeria.png]][[File:PolState.png]][[File:Authdem.png]] End SARS [[File:EndSARS.png]]
 * [[File:World.png]][[File:Health_and_Safetyf.png]] Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic [[File:Neolud.png]][[File:Libertarian.png]]
 * [[File:Dengf.png]][[File:Cball-HongKong.png]][[File:PolState.png]] 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests[[File:Civlibert.png]][[File:Cball-HongKong-BlackBauhinia.png]][[File:Cball-Taiwan.png]]
 * [[File:Thailand.png]][[File:PalangPracharat.png]][[File:Strato.png]][[File:Chakri.png]][[File:Rienthong.png]][[File:PolState.png]][[File:Krit.png]][[File:Berletic.png]] 2020–2021 Thai protests [[File:SamKibGuy_icon_.png]][[File:UFTD_TH.png]][[File:Dem.png]][[File:Progress.png]][[File:Civlibert.png]][[File:Thanathorn.png]][[File:Piyatbur.png]][[File:Prachatai.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Myanmar.png]][[File:Tatmadaw.png]][[File:Krit.png]] 2021 Myanmar protests [[File:AungSanSuuKyi.png]][[File:Civlibert.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Belarus.png]][[File:Lukash.png]] 2020–2021 Belarusian protests [[File:Cball-Belarus-old.png]][[File:Fem.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]][[File:Putin.png]] 2021 Russian protests [[File:RussiaOfTheFuture.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]][[File:BoJo.png]][[File:PolState.png]] Kill the Bill [[File:Libertarian.png]][[File:Demsocstar.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Kazakhstan.png]][[File:NurOtan.png]][[File:Putin.png]] 2022 Kazakh unrest [[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]][[File:Putin.png]][[File:Shoigu.png]] 2022 anti-war protests in Russia [[File:RussianOpposition.png]][[File:Cball-UN.png]][[File:PacFem.png]][[File:Navalny.png]][[File:Gorb.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-SriLanka.png]] 2022 Sri Lankan protests

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