tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post5800457498154353919..comments2024-03-13T06:57:54.343+00:00Comments on Obnoxio The Clown: The Utopianism of AnarchistsObnoxio The Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12012089552153702526noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-7907819645234677762011-09-08T10:50:54.343+01:002011-09-08T10:50:54.343+01:00I don't know if this is of any interest to you...I don't know if this is of any interest to you http://www.centreforjustice.org/default.aspx<br /><br />broadly litigation via the courts is a reserved activity (reserved for us who shell out to be in the guild of solicitors and them what pays to be in the guild of barristers) however because mediation is not (yet) a regulated activty some enterprising folk have set up what is in effect a private court for disputes to be resolved, it appears to be a not for profit and I see no reason (other than the law society having a fit and lobbying for a ban) that it should not work. <br /><br />The concept would appear to support your anarchism.SumoKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018901303892114091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-60251973741216198152011-09-02T07:51:08.178+01:002011-09-02T07:51:08.178+01:00Man is fallen, so we need a state made of men. My ...Man is fallen, so we need a state made of men. My logic is irrefutableMUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01001355103257240996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-89750477440595573462011-09-02T05:06:44.690+01:002011-09-02T05:06:44.690+01:00@ kitler
"Not that a society without a natio...@ kitler<br /><br />"Not that a society without a national standardised police force would be perfect. Lynch mobs and feuds would most likely be such a society's biggest problem. I have no idea how such things would be prevented."<br /><br />hire a Local "sheriff" like the wild west if any good he keeps his job.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024073152949016734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-73150587763446236372011-09-01T20:41:28.071+01:002011-09-01T20:41:28.071+01:00There will always be conmen, thugs and perverts re...There will always be conmen, thugs and perverts regardless of the laws set up to prevent them, but it is likely there will be a lot less of them in a world where anyone can do anything they please to make money free from taxation, prohibition and beurocracy and all desires and pleasures are catered for. <br /><br />The vast majority of people are very hostile to thieves, thugs and sex offenders, and in a society where everyone is the police and guns are freely availiable it is unlikely that such people would be allowed to prosper for long.<br /><br />Not that a society without a national standardised police force would be perfect. Lynch mobs and feuds would most likely be such a society's biggest problem. I have no idea how such things would be prevented.kitlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-52899587833793633772011-09-01T13:23:51.720+01:002011-09-01T13:23:51.720+01:00Assuming that's not a trick question Obo I'...Assuming that's not a trick question Obo I'd say the answer's no but then I couldn't plot myself out of a cardboard box - that's just me. There's plenty of folks out there who'd answer in the affirmative.John Jameshttp://www.twitter.com/NightSlacker1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-68595434822627412602011-09-01T11:24:27.423+01:002011-09-01T11:24:27.423+01:00Of course, there are some people who believe that ...Of course, there are some people who believe that anarchism can't work AND that all forms of government are crap and evil.Michael Fowkehttp://moneyistheway.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-80243498470004580472011-09-01T11:02:45.657+01:002011-09-01T11:02:45.657+01:00John James, in your daily life, do you spend all y...John James, in your daily life, do you spend all your time plotting doing harm to others, only to be stopped by the idea that the state will be angry with you?Obnoxio The Clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012089552153702526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-74555540572315123282011-09-01T10:51:50.247+01:002011-09-01T10:51:50.247+01:00Just a thought...
Why is it one or the other? Why...Just a thought...<br /><br />Why is it one or the other? Why can't we have choice whether to live on these Isles having contracted out of 'the State', or as a fully paid up corporate slave? UK PLC is a business after all. I'd like to contract out to try life on my own. If it doesn't work, contract back in.<br /><br />I just don't like that only one system can exist to the exclusion of all others. Therein lies conflict and war.Just Woke Upnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-55295045800280615982011-09-01T09:55:39.908+01:002011-09-01T09:55:39.908+01:00Every political philosophy is based on a set of as...Every political philosophy is based on a set of assumptions. Between Anarchism and Statism it is the latter that has the fewer and the former has the greater. We can much easier assume that, in a state-oriented system the vast majority of people will simply do as their told - whether they like it or not is neither here nor there.<br /><br />With Anarchism however you're faced with making the greatest number of assumptions ie that people will, when left completely to their own devices somehow 'do the right thing' and everything will just somehow turn out Jim Dandy. I'd say that's why most of us have the gravest doubts about the Anarchist idea.<br /><br />Yes, Anarchism is a fantastic idea. Whether you embrace it or not ultimately boils down to your faith in the Human species. Are we inherently good, bad, mad or otherwise? The choice is yours to make.John Jameshttp://www.twitter.com/NightSlacker1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-86076106694396952562011-09-01T09:08:51.280+01:002011-09-01T09:08:51.280+01:00As it happens, I was trying to figure out the defi...As it happens, I was trying to figure out the definition of 'anarchist' for this piece overnight:<br />- http://www.annaraccoon.com/politics/is-it-%E2%80%98cos-i%E2%80%99s-victimised/<br />The media definition and yours is at variance. I think I prefer yours.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com