In Reply to: I agree, but disagree posted by Mr Samsa on December 20, 1996 at 10:34:07:
> To an extent I agree with what you are saying, but in todays
> society It is impossible to impliment an anarchistic way of life.
> People are too ignorant to live in an anarchistic world,
>Anarchism is a process of education and will not be possble until the people are educated and desire its creation.
It can only be created when the people are ready.> I disagree with your statement that it wouldn't lead to chaos
> and other bad things, because... it would. with no legal
> constrants people would run a muck.Laws create crime, most causes for crime would be removed in anarchism, ie private property abolished.
those crimes that do occur can be dealt with by the people involved in them.
> Less government is good, but no government is just plain stupid.Any government serves an elite, protects property and makes people dependant instead of taking charge of their own lives.
who better to run factories but the workers themselves.
replace govt with industial organisation.
> I am an anti fascist, anti-capitalist, anti racist, anti-basically everything, but
> I feel in the future, we will lead into a communist government. No, not the fascist,
> Dictatorship of russia, china, or cuba, but the marxist way of
> thinking. It ties into non-hierachical organised society,
> which are based on mutual aid, and equal access to wealth,
> which you stated you wanted, but you can never acheive those
> goals in our current system.Thats why i fight to change it...
> It would take education, which
> in a way is a form of government, and would, ineffect destroy
> your anarchist ideals. To acheive true anarchy is impossible,
> believe me... I've thought this issue through and it just won't
> work.Give me an arguement...
The bad name communism attained is totally false...
> Communism would need education, and technology, which we
> currently have, but most importantly, inorder for communism to
> succeed, in needs the whole world. If you think anarchy is
> your answer, you're wrong. Pick up, or look up Karl Marx,
> and read his ideas. It will change your life.I have read marx. His ideology is outdated.
Read Murray Bookchins essay listen Marxist from his book post-scarcity anarchism,
he is an ex-trot marxist. The basic arguemnet is that the state in communist ideology was needed becasue of material scarcity.
this is not the case in 1997. We have the ability to give every human being the basic neccessities of life and much more...
None.