Abolitionism involves the belief that hierarchical systems of authority and domination should be opposed. Structures of power, whatever their form, are based on inequality and hierarchy, which create conflict and destroy the freedom necessary for constructive cooperation.

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Abolitionism specifically refers to the movement to end slavery and the slave trade, not to the opposition of all hierarchical systems of authority and domination.

Abolitionism Involves the Belief That Hierarchical Systems of Authority and Domination