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cellophanedeity · 09-03-2009, 08:22 AM

Wiki suggests that Anarchy is the absence of organized government. It doesn't say that people get to go around kicking the shit out of one another for the fun of it, and it doesn't imply chaos and destruction.

Anarchy simply implies that there is no organized government. It doesn't imply that there would be no a social contract or system of societal maintenance.

In an anarchy, as in any social system, you would have people with differing of knowledge and charisma that others turn to for advice and suggestion. These people would likely be looked upon as very valued members of the community, but these gifted people would not force law or action upon anyone else, unlike our current government state.

Anarchist society would be one in which each person has the personal freedom. If people were wise, they would be respectful of others in exercising their freedoms. While this could mean that you would be free to steal and kill, others would be free to steal from and kill you as well.

In an anarchy, you must provide value to your society in one way or another. You must make it so that others respect you, rather than simply assume that you are to be respected by default.

Anarchy is not currently available to the world, and is seen as dangerous as we are so entrenched in beliving in the value of the governments that so poorly reflect our actual beliefs.

Our current governmental systems are too big and wide and impersonal to be effective. Few people are allowed all of the freedoms they believe they should have, and as such, we are held prisoners of a system we do not entirely agree with.

For instance: I enjoy consuming marijuana. It is a personal choice, and I strongly belive that my consumption does not harm anyone but myself. In order to do this harmless thing that I enjoy, I must become a criminal of the state. In an anarchy, I'd be allowed, as long as no one felt that I was infringing on their personal freedoms.

I could go on forever. Pardon my long post, but I feel strongly about this, even if I don't call myself an anarchist. I do believe that an ideal social situation would be anarchist, though.

09-03-2009, 08:22 AM	#47 (permalink)
cellophanedeity Heliotrope Location: A warm room	Wiki suggests that Anarchy is the absence of organized government. It doesn't say that people get to go around kicking the shit out of one another for the fun of it, and it doesn't imply chaos and destruction. Anarchy simply implies that there is no organized government. It doesn't imply that there would be no a social contract or system of societal maintenance. In an anarchy, as in any social system, you would have people with differing of knowledge and charisma that others turn to for advice and suggestion. These people would likely be looked upon as very valued members of the community, but these gifted people would not force law or action upon anyone else, unlike our current government state. Anarchist society would be one in which each person has the personal freedom. If people were wise, they would be respectful of others in exercising their freedoms. While this could mean that you would be free to steal and kill, others would be free to steal from and kill you as well. In an anarchy, you must provide value to your society in one way or another. You must make it so that others respect you, rather than simply assume that you are to be respected by default. Anarchy is not currently available to the world, and is seen as dangerous as we are so entrenched in beliving in the value of the governments that so poorly reflect our actual beliefs. Our current governmental systems are too big and wide and impersonal to be effective. Few people are allowed all of the freedoms they believe they should have, and as such, we are held prisoners of a system we do not entirely agree with. For instance: I enjoy consuming marijuana. It is a personal choice, and I strongly belive that my consumption does not harm anyone but myself. In order to do this harmless thing that I enjoy, I must become a criminal of the state. In an anarchy, I'd be allowed, as long as no one felt that I was infringing on their personal freedoms. I could go on forever. Pardon my long post, but I feel strongly about this, even if I don't call myself an anarchist. I do believe that an ideal social situation would be anarchist, though. __________________ who am I to refuse the universe? -Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers