Govern is as 'government' does :) *MY* point is for people to understand that the formal state is only ONE form of govt; AND that SOMETHING will always 'govern' human interactions. In George Orwell's novel named 1984, language (NewSpeak) was one of the tools used by the totalitarians to surpress the population's ability to even consider concepts that could endanger the tyranny.
-Terry Liberty Parker Please see what I wrote in: Govt is... at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/47139 --- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the info. I assume you consider the LNC to be a government. > Is that assumtion correct? Do you consider the board of directors of a > corporation to be a government? I don't think the Redneck Yacht Club > is a government. http://www.redneckyachtclub.com > > $ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Thomas L. Knapp" > <thomaslknapp@> wrote: > > > > Quoth hrearden: > > > > > > Not exactly. Anarchy (in the political sense, versus the "chaos, > rape > > > > and murder" hype) is the absence of _the state_, which is a very > > > > SPECIFIC form of "government." > > > > > > > > > How did you arive at that definition? Who defines the term that way > > > other than yourself? > > > > I "arrived at that definition" by seeing it used elsewhere, thinking > > about it, comparing it with reality, and deciding it matched. > > > > I wish I could lay claim to originating this fairly obvious concept, > > but I can't. It's a fairly common thread. For more recent examples, > > see "Political Power Beyond the State: Problematics of Government," by > > Nikolas Rose and Peter Miller; or "On Governmentality" by Michel > > Foucault, both from the late 20th century. > > > > The fact is that individuals, for various reasons, choose (or are > > forced by either circumstance or coercion) to affiliate with groups. > > > > The fact is that those groups use various methods for developing rules > > and institutions to "govern" (the word "govern" is derived from the > > Latin "gubernare" and the Greek "kyberna," both of which mean "to > > steer") the doings of the group. > > > > ALL human interaction at the group level implies "government" or > > governance," whether that interaction is temporary and voluntary (four > > people deciding what kind of pizza to order -- see L. Neil Smith's > > excellent essay on that subject), or allegedly permanent and overtly > > non-voluntary (200 million people deciding by a 51-49% vote to put > > people who smoke marijuana in cages). Even a trade between two > > individuals could not proceed in the absence of agreed-upon rules of > > contract (i.e. "governance") between the two parties. > > > > Look into any variation of anarchist political theory, and you'll find > > elaborated systems of government, whether those systems consist of a > > network of agreements between private entities ("anarcho- capitalism") > > or full-assembly democracy by workers' collectives > > ("anarcho-syndicalism") or whatever. > > > > Some anarchists eschew hierarchy; others eschew coercion; some eschew > > both. What they all have in common is that they reject the STATE - - a > > particularly evolved hierarchal/coercive monopoly asserted and > > enforced within a specific geographical area. > > > > Tom Knapp > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
