Communistic Organization Driven Anarchist Communism (CODAC)

Communistic Organization Driven Anarchist Communism (CODAC)

CODAC is a political philosophy loosely based on some principles of Anarchist Communism but with the complete absence of any executive authority over the participating individuals. It seeks solutions to the injustices of capitalism and the modern day state by advocating independent organizations/associations that produce and provide freely available goods and services to all individuals as part of an altruistic drive instead of a profit driven motive. The organization is governed completely by its participants who make all decisions and/or elect immediately recallable committeemen/women for day to day decision making. Anybody can participate in the decision process of the CODAC organization by contributing their efforts towards the furtherance of its goals of production for the people. Individuals do not have to contribute to the organization in order to use its products and services. As stated before, CODAC organizations simply provide goods and services, even abstract services like counseling and social services, but they do not in any way govern the people who use these goods and services or the workers who produce them. In fact, CODAC organizations seek to make the modern day state and its associated injustices irrelevant to the everyday people so as to truly free them. CODAC is not an economic libertarian organization, however. The system does not support a society regulated by economics; it seeks to eliminate capitalism by flooding the “market” with freely available goods and resources. It does seek the peaceful tearing down of government institutions as these are seen as inherently corrupted. I personally believe that as long as capitalism is the dominant form of today’s society, we need a large, socialist (but socially libertarian) government type to regulate it and ensure fairness and justice against the evils of capitalism. CODAC organizations hypothetically could eliminate capitalism and therefore eliminate the need for corrupt governments.
What about crime, punishment, and deterrence of criminal activity? Much crime is the result of economics and with the elimination of the necessity of money, a large percentage of crime would be eliminated. For instance, gang and terrorist organization recruitment is often driven by providing a means to sustenance for those who are economically disadvantaged. Furthermore, much violence is the result of monetary and materialistic greed. But not all crime is a function of economics; there remains the portion of criminal activity that is driven by emotional or psychological motives. CODAC organizations would seek to address these types of crime before they happen through their service offerings, namely intervention and counseling. CODAC organizations would adopt the principle of proactive prevention versus reactive punishment. In other words, the people could be deterred from their worst actions and towards more productive, positive actions without the need of the threat of governmental punishment hanging over their heads. But since written theory and most certainly written hypothesis are never perfectly applied in practice, there would be some crime that would fall through the cracks of the system, so to speak. This is perhaps the weakness of the system, but could be addressed by a small exception to the “no executive authority” tenet of CODAC by providing a procedure where contributors to the CODAC organization/association could hold a vote to strip the offender’s rights to CODAC goods and services.
A CODAC organization could be formed in modern times. It does not need some theoretical or hypothetical precise condition in which to execute its plans nor does it need the overthrow of the government; a CODAC organization is completely independent from any government body, institution, or principle. It seeks to reduce the modern states’ relevance to the everyday person (and thus its injustices and inequalities) as well as eliminate the inequitable system of capitalism by providing for the everyday person through its mission. A CODAC organization is completely driven by an altruistic mission to provide for all individuals. To that extent, it will never profit or engage in the modern day monetary-economic system (at least in purity). In addition, in order to adhere to its principles of providing for all people, it realizes that all people are equal and entitled to justice and equality in treatment and that only motives which will benefit all people are suitable goals for the organization. To do otherwise would mean it that it no longer provides for all people and would thus be in direct violation of the principles and the spirit of CODAC.
The individual under a CODAC system would not be stripped of his or her property. For one, this would be a violation of the anarchist principles of CODAC. For another, the individual and their property are considered one entity. Property can be added to the individual’s holdings through accepting goods produced by CODAC organizations and even by offering up property for use by others (a CODAC principle). The individual would contribute to CODAC organizations of their choice (if they choose to) and bring their own ideas and strengths for the furtherance of CODAC goals.