The
#occupy movement, which is a surface manifestation of a deeper Multitude movement, is in fact
a refutation of power. Not only of the "power in place", i.e. big banks, governments, etc. but of what we call
"instituted power", the kind of power your boss has over you. The
consensus decision making process, a form of
direct democracy that has been adopted by the #occupy movement, is the most obvious affirmation of this refutation of instituted power relations, which until now has been seen as a necessary structuring mechanisms of society.
Where is this coming from? Was it there before? Is this pure Utopia? Or is there something fundamental happening, which makes instituted power relations lose their importance?
We often hear that instituted power relations are tolerated by people because they are believed to be essential to organize us into efficient and effective groups, to achieve complex goals. Some say that without instituted power relations society would simply brake down, collapse. Go tell that to an anarchist...
