I talked about anarchism with someone recently, and “evil people” was their main argument.
I’ve been thinking about it a lot. My point of view is that power structures give those evil people an unmatched oportunity to gain power over others. I think most of them are in politics, be it in democracy or authoritarian regimes. They are the best at climbing hierarchies and have the motivation to do so, unlike most people.
But still, it seems that having evil people in politics is somehow better than having to deal with them directly for a lot of people. It may be the fear of unknown - governments might do bad things on a much bigger scale, but at least they are predictable. That’s just my interpretation though.
that said, it’s pretty damned hard to defend against an attacking nation, if you don’t have taxpayer funded hierachical military. hard doesn’t mean impossible tho
The SDF is still around defending AANES in one of the most conflict-ridden regions of the world. They call themselves Democratic Confederalists rather than anarchists, but they are the nearest long-standing polity to anarchist ideals.
No you dont undersrand! Everything i want is made of basement kids and if i dont get it ill be sad, but if i think about making it happen ill be sad.
So i need to make sure we all just agree that dping wjat the worst monsters we can find tell us to and and killing anyone who disagrees. You disagreeing makes me feel bad.
I talked about anarchism with someone recently, and “evil people” was their main argument.
I’ve been thinking about it a lot. My point of view is that power structures give those evil people an unmatched oportunity to gain power over others. I think most of them are in politics, be it in democracy or authoritarian regimes. They are the best at climbing hierarchies and have the motivation to do so, unlike most people.
But still, it seems that having evil people in politics is somehow better than having to deal with them directly for a lot of people. It may be the fear of unknown - governments might do bad things on a much bigger scale, but at least they are predictable. That’s just my interpretation though.
anarchism doesn’t mean you can’t get organised.
that said, it’s pretty damned hard to defend against an attacking nation, if you don’t have taxpayer funded hierachical military. hard doesn’t mean impossible tho
Catalonia had an army.
That must be why they’re still around, right?
The SDF is still around defending AANES in one of the most conflict-ridden regions of the world. They call themselves Democratic Confederalists rather than anarchists, but they are the nearest long-standing polity to anarchist ideals.
Yep, I believe the absolute majority of people in power are evil because evil people seek power.
No you dont undersrand! Everything i want is made of basement kids and if i dont get it ill be sad, but if i think about making it happen ill be sad.
So i need to make sure we all just agree that dping wjat the worst monsters we can find tell us to and and killing anyone who disagrees. You disagreeing makes me feel bad.
That attitude is a large part of the reason people turn against anarchy.
Turns out that’s the flip aide of hack-choo-choo-choo-ally responsible.
America isn’t Anarchic. Look what happened to what was declared the best since the worst. Drumroll.
That you should walk away from omelas instead of killing for it? Yeah. I get that.
I like the ones who stay and fight better.
Its the name of a parable/short story.
So is The Ones Who Stay and Fight.
No, I meant the being a condescending ass part.
I have othermodes of critique, but ecpect youd appreciate them even less.
The way you get people on your side is to win them over by educating them on the positives, not criticizing them.
Provably not.
So you’ve actually converted people to anarchy by being this way?
Its the fear of the unknown. I had to deal with that too when I first learned about anarchism.
IA! Fthagn!!