A Word On Universalism

Jan 20, 2006 09:50

As sociologist, Max Weber, once said: "The State enjoys a monopoly of legitimate violence." The key word here is "legitimate", as it is the legitimacy of a government which we anarchists are constantly questioning. However, there have been constructed several different "social contract theories" as potential devices to prove our supposed consent to ( Read more... )

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klamydia January 20 2006, 16:12:13 UTC
so buying a van and a bike and going skydiving all the time, that's gonna be living minimalistically hmmmmmmmmmm? remember those fucking chimps on tv, murdering each other for teenage kicks???? that'd be a state-free britain, only we wouldn't be intelligent enough to live in trees. point made. nice words and stuff but you know my views on all of this "anarchy" shite......... we're not emotionally and psychologically advanced enough to handle complete freedom. we're all corrupt arseholes. i know the first thing i'd do without the fedis around........ i'd go and break into someone's house for a laugh. ahhhh forgot that's your trick, burglar boy :) :) much love xxxxxx

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swoop83 January 24 2006, 12:55:55 UTC
Living in a van is far more minimalist than living in a rented house or getting a mortgage. My point is that if we recieve things unasked for from the state we do not necessarily owe it anything in return ( ... )

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klamydia January 24 2006, 15:27:55 UTC
doing it again arent you!!!!!!!!! buying a motorbike aint minimalistic!!!!!!!!

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