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(en) France, Monde Libertaire - Editorial from ML No. 1880: Let's Mind Our Own Business (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Date Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:59:14 +0200


A busy start to the year for manufacturers of tricolor sashes: the Agricultural Show, for starters, where the most beautiful ram, the most beautiful stallion, the most beautiful piglet, etc., will be chosen... and presto, a little ribbon. Then come the municipal elections and another distribution of tricolor sashes. Sashes to be worn respecting the essentials: over the right shoulder for everyone, and the blue at the top (while members of parliament must wear the red). ---- "Municipal," if you dig a little deeper, you'll find the origin of the word in 1527, "relating to the administration of a commune." Do you see any connection with the subordination of the commune and its inhabitants to a state? No, so will the latter quickly assert its control through a few symbols: the tricolor flag, the motto full of unfulfilled promises on the town hall façade, and the bust of Marianne, symbol of the Republic?

In concrete terms, everything to show citizens the length of the leash granted by the State to their municipality. "We'll let you choose the width of the sidewalks and the colors of the town hall shutters. For the rest, see the prefect."

What if we took a step back and considered other ways of managing our municipality-a municipality shared by all those who live there and who should therefore be able to take charge of their shared life? Without forgetting the other municipalities. Federally, libertarianly.

Doesn't that make you want to try?

https://monde-libertaire.net/?articlen=8821
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