File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2000/anarchy-list.0011, message 262


From: "john bechtel" <dsidnt-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Anarchism?
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 15:53:51 -0000





>
>At 05:55 PM 11/28/00 -0800, Madalynn Bohm wrote:
>
>>I do not know whether hierarchy and oppression is the natural state of
>>humanity, but i would like to think not.  Perhaps it would be best to try
>>an anarchist society first.  Should it fall, well, that's what revolutions
>>are for.

To which Scott replied...

>That any of us chafe under the yoke of authority should be a good
>indication as to the naturalness of hierarchy.
>

I believe that hierarchy has 'become' a natural state, being refined over 
the last 10k years. Anarchy would now seem to be both a progessive step 
forward in our social evolution and yet a return to the 'good ol days'. If 
we 'created' hierarchy there is no reason why we can't un-create it.
                          Later, John



"The whole art of conservative politics in the 20th century is being 
deployed to enable wealth to persuade poverty to use its political freedom 
to keep wealth in power."
                    -Aneurin Bevan
                     British Labour Party



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