unaware of definition 3, certainly not looking for an argument, very aware of definition 1 and 4. definition 3 doesn't make sense... matter of fact, it's almost the opposite of definition 4. (now i am cruising for an argument...) but you know what? let's just drop it. you keep your views and i'll keep mine. we can both feel enlightened by our "knowledge" and inside we can both "know" that the other is wrong. cool? -----Original Message----- From: Bob Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [EUG-LUG:2320] RE: anarchist conventionalism Justin Bengtson wrote: > no sarcasm here. read the definition of anarchy in a respectable > dictionary. anarchy is best practiced by one's self. cooperation is > anathema to anarchy. unless, of course, the definition of anarchy has > suddenly changed on me... Looks like it has. I quote the Random House Unabridged, 2nd Edition, copyright 1993, 1987: an.ar.chy ([pronunciation omitted for ASCII reasons]), n. 1. a state of society without government or law. 2. political and social disorder due to the absense of governmental control: The death of the king was followed by a year of anarchy. 3. a theory that regards the absence of all direct of coercive government as a political ideal and that proposes the cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups as the principal mode of organized society. 4. confusion; chaos; disorder: Intellectual and moral anarchy followed his loss of faith. [1530-40; ( < MF anarchie or ML anarchia) < Gk, anarchia lawlessness, lit. lack of a leader, equiv. to anarch(os) leaderless (a- AN-[1] + arch(os) leader + os adj suffix) + -ia -y[3]] So either you were unaware of definition 3, or you're looking for an argument. You might also be thinking that cooperation somehow requires government... In other news, here's my eug-lug code. I haven't seen anybody else brave enough to post theirs yet... S++ v+ e++ eug++ bsd+ gnu++ Spfd- OCF+++ G9--- D++ BGOL2 efn? freak++ anarchy- micros~1! -- Bob Miller K<bob> kbobsoft software consulting http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
