Anarcho-Syndicalism

Template:CharacterAnarcho-Syndicalismball (AnSynd) is an Anarchist, Economically Left and Culturally Varied (but usually progressive) ideologyball. AnSynd believes that an Anarchist society should be based around decentralized worker-based associations under the name of "Syndicates" (which is the French word for "Trade Union", although Syndicates in this context are more sophisticated than mere trade unions).

Personality

Unlike his brother Ancom who acts like a stereotypical rebellious teen, Ansynd is a dark and brooding character that likes to play Kaiserreich. His personality can be described as a caricature of a film-noir gangster. His aesthetics and personality are based on the 1920s. His native language is European Spanish.

How to Draw

Symbols

Different syndicalist symbols can be used to represent Ansynd.

1. A crossed torch and hammer is used to represent Syndicalists in the fictional universe of Kaiserreich. While this symbol is easily recognizable online, it was not used in real life.
2. A three-pointed red star was used by Republican factions in the Spanish Civil War.
3. A black cat emblem is used by the IWW, a modern-day syndicalist organization.
4. An emblem with Hercules was used by the CNT in the Spanish Civil War.

Drawing

1. Draw Ancom.
2. Replace the right eye with a Gear-shaped eye-patch.
3. In the eye-patch draw one of the aforementioned syndicalist symbols.

Props

Anarcho-Syndicalism may have a variety of props, mostly based on 1920s aesthetic:

1. CNT-FAI hat from the Spanish Civil War
2. 1920s gangster fedora
3. 1920s-style Tommy Gun.
4. Cigarette or cigar

Relationships

Friends:

• Ancomball- After our fierce debate on how anarchist society should work we like to get together and enjoy our presence (kind of a degenerate tho).
• Mutualismball- He's cool too

Frenemies:

• Ancapball- He's bad capitalist, but he too hates the state.

Enemies:

• Capitalismball- GIVE ME A RAISE GODDAMNIT.
• Longismball- You represent everything I hate about nationalists using left wing economics to suppress worker control of the means of production. Also, do you keep having dreams about fighting in a second American Civil War in some alternate world?
• National Capitalismball - The State, Racism, Capitalism. It's everything that's wrong with humanity

Further info

Wikipedia articles

• Anarcho-syndicalism
• Workers' self-management
• Mutual aid
• General strike
• Direct democracy

Videos

• Anarchism, Explained (Taylor Avella)
• Noam Chomsky on Anarcho-syndicalism (Chomsky's Philosophy)
• The Black Bloc: Inside America’s Hard Left (VICE)
• The Anarchists of the Spanish Civil War (Step Back History)