11mo ago

Speed Dating

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It means nothing.
It means "I'll change my definition to exclude you from my 'in' group if I feel like it."
It means might makes right.
It means whatever you want it to mean in the moment, and probably nothing consistent from moment to moment.
Mostly, it means fickle.
- You realize you're in an anarchist comm, yes? Warning for rule 6
  
  “Hey buddy we don’t take kindly to criticism around here!”
  Just out here kicking your own ass, eh?
  
  Holy echo chamber, Batman!
  
  Well, ok, I get your point, and I'll admit I didn't read the rules before I commented - so let's have a discussion here in this public forum...
  In the context of rule 6: "You don’t have to be an anarchist to post, but you should at least understand what anarchism actually is" the term "post" usually refers to top-level content added to the community, and not to comments made in reply to the content. So are you considering comments to be included within the term "post"? That's not necessarily wrong per se, but I think it is different from the generally understood meaning.
  I thought it was pretty clear from the way I wrote my comment that I wasn't making an argument about the academic definition of anarchism. I don't need you to "educate" me. My comment is a somewhat flippant (if you will) description of what anarchy means in a practical sense.
  (more flippancy) Should I comment on the irony of an anarchist community having rules which they expect users to follow, written by an exclusive group of community leaders, enforced by moderators who have power over other users? or would that comment get me banned? Does this joke write itself?
  I get that you want to have a community that is somewhat focused in topic and style, and in that context it makes sense to enforce some restrictions on the top-level content that is added to the community. But if you enforce strict guidelines on the conversation that happens in the comments especially to the point of excluding disagreement or criticism, then you are guilty of creating the "echo chamber" that @Halosheep@lemm.ee mentioned.
- Next!
- Read a book
- anarchy means might makes right?
  
  Yep! And ex cons not being allowed firearms is communism! At least, according my highly intelligent family.
  
  So... yes, in practice, because you can't create equality of means, resources, or power.
  Even if you could (for the sake of argument) make all other things equal, you can't redistribute human bodies to be equal (in age/mass/height/arm reach/strength/etc), and you can't redistribute willingness to kill for personal gain to be equal.
  There will always be individuals who have both the means and the will to do violence in order to enrich themselves. Without some system of enforcement to prevent this (e.g. the state) the outcome is always might makes right.
- 0/10 would not bang
Doesn’t it mean a society without a hierarchical government?
That could result in chaos, like Syria in 2014. It could also result in a cooperative community, as demonstrated in many tribes. Wouldn’t it depend on how well we could all get along?
- Anarchy is not just the lack of hierarchical government. It's one of its prerequisites, sure, but not the only one.
  
  What are the other defining characteristics? I’ve always been under the impression that it’s defined by lawlessness.
  Edit: Why downvote without responding? I’m not being critical. I’m genuinely asking a question.
Wow, his body language is so aggressive for dating!
Plot twist: she's an anarchist, but gave the worst answer to get him to leave her alone.

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