Re: dyslexia and anarchism
dyslexia wrote:While it's true that over the years on my involvement on a2k I have become the village anarchist, originally as a derogatory label by several wingnuts from the right but also encouraged by meself. On another thread today I posted "all forms of government are pernicious" to which I got back responses re the folly of anarchism from both Asherman and Setanta. I offer herein my defense. I do believe that all forms of government are pernicious, it's the nature of the beast. Do I believe that chaos is the answer? no. What I believe is the answer is for the populace of a society exhibit extreme diligence in the preservation of individual liberty. That each and every law passed (and currently on the books) be evaluated as to their merit towards the common good, that the primary job of any legislative body from the village mayor to the national president be to prevent laws from being enacted that don't demonstate intrinsic values that enhance the common good over their limiting of personal freedoms. I support government regulation and enforcement of clean water laws while I abhore laws (for instance in Colorado) where it is illegal to buy or sell a boat on sundays. If my view is seen as anarchism so be it.
So, in other words, you are not actually an anarchist.
I appreciate that this runs counter to the conceits of the A2K Tumbleweed Sage, but you are clearly not an anarchist.
What you may be is a Ultra-democratic Libertarian, but that is a far cry from Saccho and Venzetti.
