Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:45:28 +0200
From: John Anderson <panic-AT-semiosix.com>
Subject: Re: Anarcho domains?


At 17:31 24/8/00 , Larry Bekich wrote:
>So this site is about what, clever irony?

Hmm. Don't think so. It's not selfconcious and literary enough to be clever 
irony.

>Well perhaps they can draw in
>visitors who wouldn't ordinarily be attracted to Anarchy in the "in your
>face," militant way it's presented on some other sites.  And make it more
>palatable to the common surfer.  Perhaps.

Which might actually work out well - if you know nothing about anarchy, and 
all you know about is the label, you type in "anarchist.com" and you get 
that site. If you're really interested you go use a search engine. S'Funny 
how things work out sometimes.

>As far as my questions about the site owners and the economic order of
>things at Anarchist.COM, I am interested to know how they organize
>themselves, you know, if they have bosses and subordinates.
>
>I want to know if the organization I am visiting on the web and might be
>buying books from (or an affiliation) is a good place to work (if
>commercial).  Fer chrissakes, this place calls itself an anarchist site and
>sells things anarchist. So yeah, by extension, I am sort of interested in
>how they do things.
>
>They don't have to explain themselves of course, but if there is no
>information offered I assume the worst (yet another exploitive "dot.com")
>and move on, never to return.
>
>I don't see why my curiosity about how the place is run is irrelevant.

I see what you're saying. Voting with your head and your wallet is more 
real than voting in a ballot box.

bye
John