OK I commend you for trying to pursue a sensible answer. I can understand what you are suggesting. I’m afraid that as a consequence I can also see what may be wrong with it. But that, paradoxically,...
OK I commend you for trying to pursue a sensible...OK I commend you for trying to pursue a sensible answer. I can understand what you are suggesting. I’m afraid that as a consequence I can also see what may be wrong with it. But that, paradoxically,...
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"No society like this [a society of independent..."No society like this [a society of independent artisans and peasants selling their product on the market] emerged at a time when the means of production would have permitted its existence;" has...
Has it occured to you that the aggessive action...Has it occured to you that the aggessive action taken against the Anarchists just might be connected to something the Anarchists did or something they were suggesting they were going to do?
What...
Its not really that hard mate. If I do...Its not really that hard mate. If I do misrepresent someone it means I've misunderstood them. What you do to correct it is to correct it. It could of course just be that they aint made themselves...
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Jesus this gets sillier. How does my not knowing...Jesus this gets sillier. How does my not knowing the details of 'the ukrainian anarchist counter intelligence system' mitigate against a question about how you can build a 'counter intelligence...
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BY the way saying 'thats a right we should have...BY the way saying 'thats a right we should have ethically' reveals a bit of confusion in your thought. And because of the nature of the confusion that will also exist in others who dont think about...
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AS far as it goes I think you are correct.l
...AS far as it goes I think you are correct.l
BUT (big But) you seem to be assuming that 'the state' has some sort of independent existence and meaning. Of course it has not. The state is simply the...
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What better informed Anarchists say about the...What better informed Anarchists say about the market – see section I.1.3.
http://www.infoshop.org/faq/secI1.html#seci13
I found this link interesting because it is so obviously less opposed to...
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"it's really interesting how much I took from the..."it's really interesting how much I took from the Anarchist works I read, they have some brilliant ideas (the left-wing ones), but I'll stop short of calling for Anarchism".
Which ironically is...
Example a person born in 1980 living in the year...Example a person born in 1980 living in the year 2003 can be only one of two ages 23 or 22. Between 10-14 is a good guesse but it is you my friend who need to back to pre-school.
And your point is...
And that, although I dont agree with your...And that, although I dont agree with your evaluation of what is likely to happen, makes sense. If yiou can by some miracle develop the abilities and attidtides that would make an Anarchist soceity...
Redstar says nothin other than that the Leninist...Redstar says nothin other than that the Leninist expereince in the USSR was unsuccessful. Hardly a relevation. He does not analyse why, which would perhaps make his post of some use.l
He then says...
Oh Ryen you are pricelessly naive mate.
What...Oh Ryen you are pricelessly naive mate.
What on earth other than your arrogance makes you think that you, and you alone can decide whether one jobis sufficiently liek another to justify calling it...
"sc4r i explaind there would be a sort of workers..."sc4r i explaind there would be a sort of workers council thing elected by the workers earlyer the council would then make the deccision.."
OK I concede this could work. I did not recall you...
Really? go down to absolutely any large...Really? go down to absolutely any large corporation and ask them for a job. They'll give you a Job description and a standard wage for the job.
That it isnot what you would consider a fair wage is...
Know what Enigma. I'm highly tempted to alter my...Know what Enigma. I'm highly tempted to alter my net handle back to Scar. It is actually embarrassing for me to think that anyone might feel i'm associated in any way with these idjits. I orignially...
And how does that alter anything ? Such things...And how does that alter anything ? Such things are already written down. So what?
The trick is not to carry out such an exercise but to find a way to determine what should be written (and how it...
Ryen, who are you talking at ?
I doubt that...Ryen, who are you talking at ?
I doubt that there is one member of this board who does not agree that the failing of Capitalism is that it distributes wealth unevenly; Or that Hospitals, health...
OK.
1. With regard to workers voting on the...OK.
1. With regard to workers voting on the competence of other workers:
1.1 This positively asks for popularity rather than competence to be judged. It also demands that people actually...
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To answer you you cant launch a 'personal attack'...To answer you you cant launch a 'personal attack' on Anarchism as a whole because it is not a person.
Will I cease to criticise Anarchist ideas just because you happen to have created a thread in...
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Jesus. I agree with Redstar.
Not completely,...Jesus. I agree with Redstar.
Not completely, he implies things I dont agree with. But he is surely right in what he says directly.
The mere idea that there could be an exam to determine who...
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What do you mean by 'revolution' then ?
By any...What do you mean by 'revolution' then ?
By any means neccessary? come off it. That could mean that you revolt. Find that the only way you can maintain the new society is to revert back to exactly...
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Well unless you would care to elaborate on...Well unless you would care to elaborate on exactly how your 'counter intelligence organisation' fits into the idea of a society without any centralised state apparatus all you seem to be doing is...
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1.1 A Government is an instrument of society....1.1 A Government is an instrument of society. Without fully recognising this you can easily fall into dogmatic arguments which dont really make full sense.
1.2. Society is, however, itself an...
Anarchy was not implemented in either case. So it...Anarchy was not implemented in either case. So it neither worked well or badly.
All that you can possibly say in either case is that some success in a fight was achieved by people fighting under...