It still works occasionally but less and less so. We have won respect and, dare we say, credibility because of what we have done by integrating ourselves within the social movement, in the struggle against the moral order and for the defence of individual and collective freedoms. When a workplace is on strike the presence of anarchists is felt, more and more, by the strikers because it is often a guarantee of determination in the struggle by the workers themselves with neither intermediaries or highjackers. As soon as a social movement of some one hundred or so people appear on the streets of Paris thousands of Parisians tune into Radio Libertaire to hear not politicians, not sociologists, not journalists but the people involved in the movement who can express themselves on our airwaves without having to go through the information mill at the whim of the state or the admen. On an international level also the dynamic is noticeable.
Anarchist organisations are now to be found on all five continents.
Libertarian press titles can be counted in their hundreds throughout the world testifying to the richness and diversity of the movement. In addition, electronic forums dedicated to debate or anarchist propaganda are expanding fast and will lead in a short space of time we feel to a multiplication of international contacts between anarchists, individuals and organisations. It is reasonable to see in these examples a beginning and an encouraging sign rather than an achievement. However, we must not be satisfied with all this. In effect even if we have gained in credibility in terms of struggle and in practical terms anarchism still has a long, long way to go before it comes across as a credible alternative this time as a social project.