Why I Am An Anarchist
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Why I Am An Anarchist
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#2Just because a government can possibly turn ugly, it doesn't mean that no government is better.
The argument is akin to "beef can give you food poisoning, so we should eradicate all cows".
Everyone hates paying taxes... But anarchy? Come on. The fabric of the society that has advanced so far in the last 300 years is built on, at the very least, property rights and stability
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#3If there was no government then gangs would take over.
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#4I was a little disturbed by the glib comparison between Nazi Germany and the IRS. Also, I think there are a lot of people who do not "suffer" under a redistributive welfare state, but rather suffer less than they would without the redistribution.
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#5If there was no government then gangs would take over.
this was downvoted, but it is true. Look at Somalia.
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#6Just because a government can possibly turn ugly, it doesn't mean that no government is better. The argument is akin to "beef can give you food poisoning, so we should eradicate all cows". Everyone hates paying taxes... But anarchy? Come on. The fabric of the society that has advanced so far in the last 300 years is built on, at the very least, property rights and stability
I do not think he is arguing against property rights. I think that forms of anarchy allow for property rights and other individual liberties.
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#8Just because a government can possibly turn ugly, it doesn't mean that no government is better. The argument is akin to "beef can give you food poisoning, so we should eradicate all cows". Everyone hates paying taxes... But anarchy? Come on. The fabric of the society that has advanced so far in the last 300 years is built on, at the very least, property rights and stability
The argument is akin to "beef can give you food poisoning, so we should eradicate all cows".
Or "beef can give you food poisoning, we shouldn't eat beef". Actually, it sounds like he is saying "beef always eventually leads to poisoning" so I don't know if your analogy holds up at all.
Anarchy doesn't mean no authority, it just means the least amount of justifiable authority. People always associate Anarchy with chaos and lawlessness, which is not correct.
We will never see an anarchy society in our lifetime, though. This is more an exercise in idealism. e.g. the only type of political system that is ethically justifiable is anarchy.
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#9Just because a government can possibly turn ugly, it doesn't mean that no government is better. The argument is akin to "beef can give you food poisoning, so we should eradicate all cows". Everyone hates paying taxes... But anarchy? Come on. The fabric of the society that has advanced so far in the last 300 years is built on, at the very least, property rights and stability
> The fabric of the society that has advanced so far in the last 300 years is built on, at the very least, property rights and stability
And an anarchist would suggest that that's exactly why the problems that we have have manifested today.
Anarchism is something that's hard to have an actual discussion on. The word has too much baggage. Anarchists are viewed as utopians, there's been a lot of inter-faction arguing, and politics are frankly boring. The modern anarchist movement hasn't been able to connect their message to anything that's relevant. As much as I dislike CrimeThinc, they make a really good points in "Your Politics are Boring as Fuck"[1].
Even if you don't think that ridding the world of rulers is a good thing, fundamentally, anarchism's message of truly caring for people still holds value. Groups like Food Not Bombs, Homes not Jails, and many cooperative organizations do a lot of good in the world. You might be surprised to find that even the Black Bloc isn't just a bunch of kids breaking things, though this is endlessly debated every time the G20 comes to town.
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#10Just because a government can possibly turn ugly, it doesn't mean that no government is better. The argument is akin to "beef can give you food poisoning, so we should eradicate all cows". Everyone hates paying taxes... But anarchy? Come on. The fabric of the society that has advanced so far in the last 300 years is built on, at the very least, property rights and stability
I like to consider myself an "anarcho-democrat" in the sense that I favor democracy and free market for all practical reasons, while recognizing that the state is a necessary evil, which needs to be distrusted, checked upon and controlled by the people as much as practically possible.