On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 07:29:00AM -0400, Mark J. Roberts wrote:
> On Mon, 7 May 2001, Travis Bemann wrote:
>
> > > Because efficient trade cannot exist without currency. You are the only
> > > person I've ever met who thinks it's just fine to make everyone else live
> > > according to your whims.
> >
> > Geez. No, I am not the only person who subscribes to the view that
> > there should be no currency. Most anarchists (except for
> > individualist anarchists) share this view. You don't need a market
> > system for things to run well, Mark.
>
> To argue in favor of what you feel is right is good. But to enforce what
> you feel is right upon others through violence is not.
And WHERE did I say that I'd use violence to force no currency on
everyone else?
> > > How can you maintain equality in a system where goods and services are
> > > freely given without some means of keeping track of how many goods and
> > > services each person has received?
> >
> > How can you maintain EQUALITY?!! WTF?! Market systems are
> > particularly notorious for causing drastic inequalitiies, Mark. I
> > really don't know how many hits you've taken on your crackpipe, but
> > you probably took quite a large number.
>
> How can you maintain equality? The question remains.
By eliminating (no, I am not implying violence, except defensive and
counteroffensive violence (only to the fight the forces of reaction if
they use force)) all hierarchy and exploitation. Hierarchy and
exploitation result in some people having more overall power (beyond
sheer physical and mental capabilities) over other people, and help
concentrate wealth in the hands of a few either directly
(exploitation) or indirectly (hierarchy).
--
Yes, I know my enemies.
They're the teachers who tell me to fight me.
Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission, ignorance,
hypocrisy, brutality, the elite.
All of which are American dreams.
- Rage Against The Machine
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