Re:James C. Scott, author of Seeing Like a State, has died
by vundercind on Sunday July 21, 2024 @10:01PM
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A play on EM Forster’s Two Cheers for Democracy I suppose.
(Only Love the Beloved Republic—in Forster’s words—deserves three cheers)
Re:James C. Scott, author of Seeing Like a State, has died
by wayathr0w on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @11:59AM
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Scott wasn't an anarchist either - hence "Two Cheers" instead of three. He worked for the CIA in the 1960s, self-identified as a "crude Marxist" at best, didn't believe it was possible or necessary to eliminate the state - which he described as a rare but potential force for good - and was a frequent donor to the Democrats.
Re:James C. Scott, author of Seeing Like a State, has died
by recursivedoubts on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @12:32PM
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interesting perspective, thank you!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Cheers_for_Anarchism
I'm not an anarchist, but it's a wonderful read and includes a quote that has shaped my life ever since:
> “One need not have an actual conspiracy to achieve the practical effects of a conspiracy. More regimes have been brought, piecemeal, to their knees by what was once called ‘Irish Democracy,’ the silent, dogged resistance, withdrawal and truculence of millions of ordinary people, than by revolutionary vanguards or rioting mobs.”