Anarchism is more the idea of self governing and trying to consider who your choices effect.
I think this is the old way of seeing it. But it's really not the case, or at least any more. The GOP is just as much of a big govt party as the Democrats.
I may support things such as universal health care but I also want to see our military drastically cut, and abolish agencies such as the NSA and ICE just for a quick example. I don't want the government involved in people's sex lives or their reproductive rights, ect but I do think there needs to not only be a social safety net, but strong consumer and environmental protections as well.
Nuance is the key here. Being for blanket small government or blanket big govt in all aspects is just intellectually lazy in my opinion.
It's an oxymoron to be an anarchist country. By definition an anarchist country would be a country without a centralized government and according to the Montevideo convention to be recognized as a country you need a central government. There are however, many many anarchist based communities. Spain has a long history of Anarchy.
To be a true anarchist, in the original sense of the word, you have to believe that government is not only unnecessary but harmful to mankind. Combining this with socialized ideals defeats the purpose of believing in anarchy so aligning anarchy with any political ideals negates the original philosophy.
Packerfan, I totally get what you're saying. I do believe though that humans are much more complex creatures than we can understand right now and it's not as simple as some people are good and some are bad. I believe that morality is a construct of man, what's good to one person may be bad or evil to another, but to make it even more complex people can convince themselves that what they're doing is good e.g. your example of Germany under Hitler. In many's eyes, what we do everyday (get stoned) is evil and bad and the only way to change that perception is through conversation which hopefully leads to empathy and understanding. I'd like to think that's what were trying to do in these threads as well.
When I say truly evil, I mean people like the Nightstalker, Manson, Dahmer, Hitler, Stalin, Mao. Some people are truly evil. I have seen more than a few people who have beaten their own children to death in my area recently. If you don't see that their is evil abounding in this world, you aren't paying attention.
People get so focused on what they think is a better way, they fail to account for the evil in the world.
I will be the first to admit that I can get riled up about politics. I try to see others perspective.
Here's a strange fact most people don't know. The Japanese killed over 10 million Chinese, during WW2. Mostly civilians.
G `day PF
Then the USA backed the Koumintan and many more died ...
Taiwan ? Shan state Burma ?
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Here's a strange fact most people don't know. The Japanese killed over 10 million Chinese, during WW2. Mostly civilians.
China put a good deal of energy into making the world
aware of Japanese atrocities.
Our primary interest was in restructuring a Japanese
economy.
When I got off the boat over there in the mid sixties,
the first thing that caught my attention, was the very obvious
and stark scars on buildings and streets, from intense low
level strafing by the Japanese.
It was left that way because of the profound effect it had
on those who saw it.
At that point it had been twenty years since the war had ended.
You could not tell it by the attitude of the people there.
Lot of Interesting things have taken place over there that have a powerful influence over our lives for generations.
In 1971 there was a memo written by a principal member of the business community.
The topic of the memo was social control.
One of the primary points brought up was that less educated people are easier to control.
It was considered normal to take chemistry, and a second language in high school.
At the time one could obtain incredible degrees with little cost.
At that point and time, we were at the top of the hill.
Grits to go...
Pre WWII, Germany, Japan, and the United States all three had cancer research programs.
Not one of them did a whit of cancer research.
We will be a 3rd world country in 3 days if you abolish ICE. We will be overrun in days. Our environment and freedoms will be utterly destroyed. I have pie in the sky thoughts of ultimate freedom, but it's not realistic. To many psychotic people who will not hesitate to murder damn near anyone.
i'm farther left than how i would vote, if that makes sense. and i think most leftists are the same way. which is why bernie had crazy support amongst the disenfrachised. i dont vote lol, bernie literally is the only reason i went out and voted in the primaries. i didn't vote in the general. i live in NY and will probably vote Cuomo out.I am really trying hard to look at the opinions of you guys who lean left. Then you start with the communist and Anarchist talk. I don't get it.
i'm well aware of this, which is why my political ideology is that of social democracy and not anarchism. that's what differs from me with US libertarians, i know what i actually believe isn't applicable, at least not currently. nor do i even consider myself an anarchist or advocate for such things. im just a regular libtard lol.Do you really think this world is free of people who are evil?
The only way communism or Anarchism works is if their is no greed, or lust for power, or any other evil in this world. None. Leftist call Republicans evil and murderous. If you truly believe that,
Is it a good idea to cut them lose of all law restraining them?
i'm 100% for law and border enforcement as are most liberals i know. ironically i have a friend who identifies as a libertarian and thinks open borders are the way to go lol.How many murders happen each day worldwide?
Hundreds, maybe a few thousand. This is with extensive law enforcement and military keeping things civil(as civil as can be). With no Police, ICE, Military you could multiply that number by thousands.