Are you implying that Quaker society is consistant with your view of what Anarchy should be? Quaker's have a very stricht form of goverment, further more by virtue of being surrounded by the US, the recieved the benifits of the US goverment that I am sure Paul holds dear. I am of course obviously not talking about medicaid or social security when I say benifits.
--- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There were Quaker colonists in PA during the late 17th century who > lived without a state governing them. > > $ > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > How about every attempt at anarchy that has ever been made during > the > > entire history of the planet earth? Is that good enough for you? > > This of course includes the non-anarchy in iceland that anarchists > > claim was a paradise, and it includes more recent examples of > > oppression, chaos, murder, rape, theft, and warlords fighting each > > other to control people like Somalia. > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], <boyd.w.smith@> wrote: > > > > > > From: Paul <ptireland@> > > > > Any form of anarchy refers to the absense of the formal > state. This > > > > has resulted in brutality, lawlessness, murder, rape, theft, > > > > oppression, vigilante justice (aka lynch mobs), gang warfare, > chaos, > > > > widespread injustice, the strong victimizing the weak, and the > most > > > > violent and vicious thugs running things for decades before > the people > > > > finally stand up and form a government (formal state) to > protect thier > > > > freedoms, to protect the weak from the strong, and to offer > security > > > > and tranquility among the population. > > > > > > Really? And you have evidence of this or an example? A true > > example? And examples of where there was zero initiation of force > > with a formal aggressive state? Or the existence of a formal > > aggressive state that did not initiate force or practice theft or > > restricted liberty arbitrarily? Name one example of any of these > that > > holds up to examination. > > > > > > BWS > > > > > > 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/
