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Re:I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its pre... by brettvallis on Friday December 20, 2013 @01:17AM (#6940212)
I was an anarchist in high school too. I was an over-achieving individualist who took personal affront to the norms and rules imposed on all school kids, and people in general. I researched anarchy philosophy and policy as it presented itself over the years. It worked for me: I felt that people could be trusted to behave correctly without the imposition of external rules and laws and the violent enforcement thereof. Obviously I was wrong. But I remain basically committed to my original ideals: an ethically motivated individual does not need to be ruled by fear and force. What, however, does that same individual do when confronted by the violent - or even not so violent but still evil - application of the rule of law?
Re:I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its pre... by etherael on Friday December 20, 2013 @03:05AM (#6940481)
Anarchocapitalism has some interesting answers to this question. It's not a utopian variant that believes everyone can simply be trusted not to behave badly.
Re:I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its pre... by KingMob on Friday December 20, 2013 @11:32AM (#6942215)
Anarchocapitalism, while interesting, has as little to do with historical anarchist thinking as The Anarchist Cookbook does.