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   =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=A7=F1=FChw=F6=A3f?= to Coyo   
   Re: 11 Eye-Opening Misconceptions About    
   02 Jul 14 06:54:03   
   
   From: snuhwolf@yahoo.com   
      
   Coyo wrote:   
   > On 7/1/2014 6:59 PM, Coyo wrote:   
   >> On 6/30/2014 8:56 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>> *Anarchy* is a utopian concept and not applicable to humans at this   
   >>> point in their social and intellectual evolution. "Self governance" wont   
   >>> work in a population that hasn't agreed to a common goal.   
   >> People can learn.   
   >>   
   >   
   > BTW: did you know that Gulags and Concentration Camps are closely   
   > related in terms of ideology?   
   >   
   > As bad as Fascism was, Maoism is even worse. Maoist ideology is what   
   > ultimately led to the creation of Gulags, and both Fascism and Maoism   
   > are based on flavors of Socialism. Most Socialists will deny this, or   
   > even claim that Socialism is a form of Anarchism, but it's not. A   
   > Socialist society cannot function without a State to enforce it.   
   >   
   > Even under ideal conditions, you basically have to turn everyone into   
   > tang. (That's a joke, son, it's a reference to Neon Genesis Evangelion's   
   > finale, End of Evangelion.)   
   >   
   > Now Anarchy, on the other hand, is inherently individualist, and since   
   > every individual is free to govern him or herself as he or she sees fit,   
   > so long as it does not infringe on anyone else (in which case, that   
   > person has every right to kick ass and chew bubble gum), it's   
   > sustainable even in a semi-educated public. You don't need a   
   > perfectly-educated or even responsible public to maintain an Anarchist   
   > society.   
   >   
   > If everyone was sane, educated, responsible and self-disciplined, you   
   > wouldn't even notice that there was no central government making people   
   > pretend they aren't complete monsters. But that's incredibly unlikely to   
   > happen, so instead, you remove the restraints, give everyone guns,   
   > explosives, aircraft and lots of booze and drugs, and let them destroy   
   > themselves and each other. The sane and/or intelligent ones can live   
   > comfortably in a tornado or bomb shelter for about 20 years or so. By 40   
   > years, things should have quieted down.   
   >   
   > It's not rocket science.   
      
   You have more faith in humans ability than I do. But I'm older and more   
   experienced :)   
      
      
      
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