Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 12:59:48 +0000
From: Erik <anarchie-AT-buelinckx.net>
Subject: Re: Anarchy, the Handicapped, and Mutual Aid


At 00:03 -0500 19-02-2000, Skarab99-AT-aol.com wrote:
>In defending anarchist theory, and the practical application thereof among my
>Authoritarian Marxist and Socialist friends they tend to point out the same
>problem, which i have trouble defending.  They also point out other problems,
>and you are probably saying "that out of all problems", but ive worked out
>valid, logical, and applicable solutions for most of the other major problems
>of society, but:
>
>Where would the handicapped fit into an anarchist society?
>a.  they would be killed(which i certainly do not believe in for obvious
>reasons)
>b. they would be abandoned(which is tragic and sad, and brutal)
>c. they would be cared for by their families(they say the state is just an
>extention of the family)
>d. they would be cared for by the entire community(for which they say that
>laziness could form and greed be rationalized)
>
>(it sounds upon reading this over that im taking a from the top view, perhaps
>some of you may flame me for this, but this is really the only way this
>analysis can be done.)
>
>I would like to hear what you think about the role of the handicapped in an
>anarchist society, please.

define handicapped

Erik