On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Matthew X wrote:
> It is notoriously difficult to define "Anarchism".
Anarchism is the belief that people are basically good, that they are
corrupted by interaction with others. And as a result the way to make the
world a more idyllic place is to minimize the ways in which individuals
may interact (eg abolition of government, law, etc.).
It ignores that people are not good and that they are not 'corrupted' by
anything other than simple existance.
Note that anarchism is a form of socialism or 'control economy' style of
government, it requires -all- participants to behave and interact in the
same manner. It further a priori limits their choices as to what they are
allowed to do. For example, they are prevented from creating a social
contract to create a government.
Anarchism is self-contradictory.
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