Dave X. Pooh's Anarchy Corner
Have you kissed an anarchist today?
"I heartily accept the motto, 'That government is best which governs
least'; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically.
Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe- 'That government
is best which governs not at all'; and when men are prepared for it, that
will be the kind of government which they will have." --Henry David
Throeau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience--
This is my anarchy page, as you can see by the large heading at the
top. If you can't see that, you'll never see all the text beneath this little
message, and you should go purchase some glasses from a local retailer.
Anyway, this is my way of sharing a little anarchy with you. You won't find
any bomb making techniques, lockpicking tools or car theft devices here.
I have no idea what any of that stuff could possibly have to do with anarchy,
but a bunch of dipshits on the net have decided that the best page of anarchy
is all about computer viruses. Personally, I think they're a bunch of dorks
with nothing better to do than misuse words. Well, at least you came to
the right place. Like all my pages, I ask you to read with an open mind.
First off, anarchy is defined in Webster's dictionary as: an absence of
government, a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to absence
of governmental authority, a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete
freedom without government, disorder or chaos... In reality, none of these
is true.
As I see it, anarchy is a by-product of evolution. Well, not evolution in
the normal sense of animals and such, but evolution of idea. You see, like
religion, government is a tool. But government is a double-edged tool. On
one side, government was invented by honest men who felt the need to assure
that everyone was taken care of and had their rights. On the other hand,
government was used by those who were corrupt and wished to control the
people.
You see, government is always abused. It usually starts off with noble ideals,
the protection of the weak, human rights, and such; but in practice it takes
these away. How often do we see our contitutional rights under the magnifying
glass as legislature slowly takes them away from us one by one? At this
point in time, many Americans (and I center on America because this is where
I am, and what I can affect) feel that their government is not working for
them, and that it has grown too large, too beauraucratic and too intrusive.
If the tool no longer works, why keep using it?
That is the main idea of anarchy. All too many people wish to delegate anarchy
to the realm of bombthrowers, conspiracy nuts and criminals. This is not
so. Heck, I'd be willing to bet there are a few of those in government,
eh? The way I see it, anarchy is the backlash against all these things.
Here is my view of an anarchist world...
In the anarchist world, there would be no money. Capitalism only serves
to degrade people, and define them into classes so that they may be more
easily divided and conquered. Just think, is the person on the street different
from you? Well, he has no money... but otherwise? No! That person is a living,
breathing human being who is forced into a compromising postition because
he has no money. In an anarchist world, there would be no money. This would
also cut down on crime.
Admit it, the majority of crime is for money, or related to money. Drug
addicts steal money, or goods to pawn to get money. Banks are robbed for
money. Credit cards are stolen to bypass using money, and then the goods
are sold for money. Abandoning the capitalistic nature of society will eliminate
many of these things. Granted, other crimes will still exist, but perhaps
we will deal with them in another manner.
In the anarchist world, there will be no law. Now, that doesn't mean that
I would be able to kill anyone I wanted with no fear of repercussion...
it is far from it. You see, in an anarchist world, people would need to
learn to rely on each other mor than ever before. We would probably relate
to each other in ways similar to that of early villages, but with the modern-day
things we enjoy now. Therefore, if I killed someone, nobody is going to
help me, give me food, or trade with me for the things I need. I would rather
be imprisoned for life than starve knowing I could have avoided it. These
areas where people live will have their morality, just as ghetto life is
different from that of a suburb.
People aren't going to change overnight either. Nobody is suddenly going
to find it perfectly alright to kill, or to take other people's things without
asking. But how can we get to this state? What am I doing?
Well... we can get to this state by realizing that democracy is not the
end-all be-all of government. Just because it is the best in the world doesn't
mean it can't get better, does it? If that was our rationale, we would all
be using Commodore 64 computers with dual 400K drives! Who wants that? That
is the first step to anarchy, realizing the problem. The second step is
learning about it. This page is a good place to begin, but it is not enough.
Go to your library and check out a few books. Read them. Think about them,
and develop your own ideas about anarchy.
I have been asked many times what I am doing help anarchy come about. Let
me first say that I will never see it in my lifetime. That doesn't bother
me one bit. The way I see it, if I don't support the very best system I
can think of, then I am being stupid. If I went along with democracy because
it was pretty good, then I would be denying the future a chance at fully
developing. So I bring anarchy by telling others about it, and showing them
how nice it could be. Imagine how wonderful it would be if everyone could
pursue the things they loved... not for money, but for pleasure and personal
improvement!
Not only would we have many more inventions, but teachers would be better,
and life would improve. Let us take teaching for an example. Currently,
teachers teach for money. Maybe they don't like what they are teaching,
they might not even like teaching at all. Therefore, there are probably
quite a few teachers who are really bad at their jobs because of apathy.
They only remain because they must make money (and not much at that).
If teachers taught because that is what they loved to do, and because they
understood the subject and wished to see others learn it, then they would
still teach. People would still wish to learn, and they would be happier
in classes. They could choose what they wished to learn, much like in home
schooling. This would benefit all involved.
So, as you can see, the best way to bring anarchy about is through telling
others about it, and becoming educated on the subject. Be aware, the word
anarchy scares people. Some cannot believe that we can have a gentle, war-free
society based on trade and basic human rights... so far, they are proving
themselves right. I think that right now, we should prove to ourselves that
government is as outmoded as typewriters and hula hoops, and watch it slip
away forever.
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