1) In your own words, how would you define anarchy?
A group of people living in freedom and co-operating as equals without any one group or person in power. This is just one persons vague definition though, people use this word in a variation of ways. But in a nutshell I guess that's what I would describe it as. 2) How does anarchy define you? I don't think anarchy does define me, and for the record I don't consider myself to be an anarchist, although I may have some of the same ideals as an anarchist in the sense that I strive to live as freely as I can someday without supporting corporate department stores, fast food chains, factory farming, and any other organizations that take advantage of and or exploit people, animals, and the environment. I wish I could say that I lived that way now but that would be anything but the truth, It takes a lot of willpower and self control which I struggle with everyday. 3) In what way do you think anarchy works? (National scale, statewide, through communes) I don't think I'm educated enough on the topic to even try and answer this question but I'm glad to see young people like yourself asking it. If I had started asking questions like that when I was 16, I might have some kind of an answer for ya 4) What introduced you to the Punk/Folk scene? Well I've got to give alot of credit to good old buddy ole pal Mark Leonard on this one. The first few folk punk shows I saw were at Sam Ventura and his place in Norwich years ago which they called 'the Cubby Hole' .I had played in bands and been to punk shows before but seeing him play along with Riki Rocksteady, Eric Petersen, Bread and Roses, Brownbird Rudy Relic, and other amazing acoustic acts was really inspiring and opened up a hole side of punkrock I'd never seen before. Which then led to epic (to us anyway) summertime camp fire jams and singalongs till stupid o'clock in the morning down at the falls ( Indian Leap) also in Norwich. Since then I've really fallen in love with the songs, d.i.y. ethics, intimacy, and sense of community I feel being a part of it! 5)What has inspired your music? (music, literature, etc)I don't read as much as I'd like to say I do, but one of the last books I read was called 'On the Lower Frequencies, a secret history of the city' by Eric Lyle and that really inspired me to learn the different ways people live and survive without slavin away at a job they hate and at the same time getting so involved in their own communities. As far as music,I'm really into alot of artists on Plan-it-x records like ghostmice, ramshackle glory, Andrew Jackson Jihad, spoonboy, and onsind to name a few. I love their dedication to what they do, their convictions to what they believe, their positive message, and just the way their songs/music makes me feel. They make me want to be a better person, get more involved with my community, and practice my song writing.
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Jack OgilvieJack Ogilvie is 16 years old. He enjoys writing about Anarchy and occasionally gives into the angst of a cynical high school student, so a willing to receive criticism audience is needed. Archives
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