Thanks for your reply but I have already read this Wiki C&P (the foot note denotations were a dead give-a-way). My point was/is, depending on definitions, you can not have a government (state) and anarchy. Now, one must define government, I suppose. We have (friends and I) have been discussing anarcho-capitalism for a while. I understand that anarcho-communism is also a matter some discuss. Any anarchism, other than zero state, must be gradual in it's inception or the vacuum will be filled buy money/power immediately and will result in another statist government in about 10 minutes. It seems ludicrous, to me, to think any kind of collectivist anarchy could ever form under either a gradual of abrupt change. We have successfully made anarcho-capitalists inroads under the current conditions and think it is viable and happening. If you believe other forms are viable I would be happy to listen to your thoughts. If you'd like more info on our bent I'll be glad to supply them to you.
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Anarchism is a political philosophy with many heterogeneous and diverse > schools of thought, united by a common opposition to compulsory government. > Anarchist schools of thought are characterised by "the belief that > government is both harmful and unnecessary", but may differ fundamentally, > supporting anything from extreme individualism to complete collectivism.[1] > The individualist wing of anarchism emphasises negative liberty, i.e. > opposition to state or social control over the individual, while those in > the collectivist wing emphasise positive liberty to achieve one's potential > and argue that humans have needs that society ought to fulfill, "recognizing > equality of entitlement".[2] Another distinction is that the social wing > advocates market abolitionism and common ownership as a means to eliminate > unequal economic power, and individualist anarchism is supportive of means > of production being held privately, and in the case of the most prevalent > strain of anarcho-individualism, advocates that goods and services be > distributed through markets.[3] > > Anarchist anthropologist David Graeber has noted that while schools of > Marxism always have founders (e.g. Leninism, Maoism, Lacanianism), schools > of anarchism "almost invariably emerge from some kind of organizational > principle or form of practice", citing anarcho-syndicalism, individualist > anarchism and platformism as examples.[4] > > > --- In > [email protected]<LibertarianExchange%40yahoogroups.com>, > earl reese <earljre...@...> wrote: > > > > LOL. Good one Jim. How could anarchists install a government? > > > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Jim <bottomlinejim2...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Rumor has it that the anarchists have taken over the Kyrgyzstan > government > > > and are installing a Social Democrat government...but wait...others are > > > saying different. It is night time there, we have a base there, and I'm > > > afraid something terrible is happening right now. > > > > > > I'm finding some good info on this and was shocked when I found this on > one > > > of the sites... > > > > > > KYRGYZSTAN DAILY DIGEST > > > Home > Daily News > Kyrgyzstan > > > THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER. [ author ] [ > > > thread ] [ subject ] [ attachment ] > > > About this archive > > > > > > So, here's a pretty good page i found...don't look for anything new in > the > > > next few hours...I think this is being brutally suppressed right now... > > > > > > http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/kyrgyzstan/articles/index.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Earl > > > > "It is important to remember that government interference always means > > either violent action or the threat of such action. . . . Taxes are paid > > because the taxpayers are afraid of offering resistance to the tax > > gatherers." > > Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises > > > > > -- Earl “It is important to remember that government interference always means either violent action or the threat of such action. . . . Taxes are paid because the taxpayers are afraid of offering resistance to the tax gatherers." Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises
