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Originally Posted by (Disinvented,) </span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Jackney Sneeb,)
And I add "There is no right to rule others." The natural implication of the preceding statements is anarchy.
--Jackney Sneeb<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
Absolutely, burn it all to the ground. I'll add, though, that there is no obligation to not rule others.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
I disagree. I think each of us has an obligation to leave other people alone (unless they invite our company), keep our hands to ourselves (unless they give permission), and generally mind our own business. Naturally, some people won't accept that arrangement. That's anarchy for you.
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Originally Posted by (Disinvented,) Morality is man-made--the product of humankind's romanticism, our delusions of self purpose and self value--and therefore, is not an inherent mandate. Morality is the Weak's cry to all others that all must be fair: "It's not fair that you're stronger and therefore get more and better resources!" It is the oppression of the stronger by the weaker; an attempt to level the playing field by manipulating the hormone saturated (ergo: emotional) human brains of the general populus into romanticizing some ethereal laws to which all are inherently bound. The tools of morality are fear and guilt: one party fears another, so they guilt them into submission.
Back to anarchy...
In actuality, civilization is an anarchy.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
That's true. It does not follow that we therefore must accept the status quo and tolerate assholes trying to impose their will on us by force.
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Originally Posted by (Disinvented,) The strong and in-power exploit us, just as the weak are exploited in nature. The many band together to coerce the few, like swarming bees. We are exploited by the strong (politicians and leaders), and risk the sting of the swarms (incarceration, social ostracism, etc.) if we fail to conform. The same patterns in nature manifest in civilization, people just tend to be too arrogant in their intelligence as a species to recognize the parallelisms. There are predators and there are prey, strong and weak, the fittest and the less fit. I have no need to topple the towers of "the Establishment" to achieve anarchy or freedom, I already have absolute freedom to do whatever I deem possible. However, I also recognize that individual bullies will band together to burden me with unpleasant repurcussions. I do yearn for its destruction-- Society's, the Establishment's, Civilization's--as a general threat to my security and contentment, just as I would seek the destruction of a threatening predator in nature.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
I suggest a way to do that is to help others quit supporting politicians. I've seen several former DemocRATs, Repooplicans, and Libertarians give up their irrational belief and quit voting, and begin to resist taxes. That is how we will abolish the belief in "government": one person at a time.
--Jackney Sneeb