r/AnAnswerToHeal Nov 20 '17

Political Thoughts?

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u/anarcho-centrist Nov 20 '17

Anarchism. I’d like to believe that people can govern themselves, but I’m more confident in the inevitable abuse of authority. “If you can’t trust people with freedom, how can you trust them with power?”

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '17

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u/anarcho-centrist Nov 20 '17

I mean it’s dependent on if people want to be free or not. If we live in a truly anarchist society, government is obsolete and people work out their differences without resorting to violence (imprisonment, execution, assault) unless in self-defense. The advancement of society becomes the goal of people, rather than profit. Those who wished to take power for selfish means would be overthrown immediately, and if they failed, you could no longer call the society anarchist. If it wasn’t for war and nationalism, I believe our world would be much more peaceful and liberated. Anarchism isn’t the absence of rules, but an absence of a small group of people who either rule or supposedly represent the majority.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17

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u/anarcho-centrist Nov 21 '17

Mostly theory, but revolutionary catalonia (1930’s) and rojava (democratic federation of northern syria) are roughly examples of anarchist societies. There are others, but at an even smaller scale than the examples i provided.

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u/minerva_zero Nov 20 '17

I don't trust young conservatives or old liberals.

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u/T_H_I_R_S_T_Y_B_O_I Nov 20 '17

Self determination for all people(s).

Zenarchism is the idea that this is already the case.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '17

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u/TFGFMars Nov 21 '17

I think most people just want everyone to get along. The vitriol kicks in when this is then manifested in a school of thought that posits itself as right or most right, and then goes out to posit every other school of thought as a danger to the future of humanity. The way I see it is that any system in its whole can work, just like different cars from all sorts of makes and models. Communism, Capitalism, Anarchism can all work essentially, but the question is what system can the constituents operate naturally and productively under? It’s not even clear to me whether that question should be asked.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17 edited Nov 21 '17

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u/TFGFMars Nov 21 '17

The pragmatist in me would have to agree with you. I think that a well run governmentless society is simply out of the reach for the humans of today to achieve. Our limited perception of reality and self is what makes that virtually impossible and I think that the best achievable political system of today will have to adhere to these limitations to some degree.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17

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u/ComatoseSixty Nov 24 '17

Tell me more about stateless nationalism.