Quote Originally Posted by Ousted
Anyway, Im interested to hear your reply, but I understand if this exchange is getting exhausting. I honestly was expecting to just write a quick reply but I just got carried away cuz I was so interested in our discussion. Again, I do apologize for how long my reply is. :stoned:
I would like to reply to all of this, but I just don't have the time right now, and I just sliced my finger on a pair of scissors so it kind of hurts to type. Maybe I'll work on a proper reply tomorrow. You make some interesting points, but it's clear you still don't see how destructive domination and class society is, and you're still trying to blame the poor for their poverty. The fact is, in any society, no matter how many people are hard-working and want to get ahead, the vast majority of them will be poor. Capitalism by its very nature concentrates power and money into the hands of a few, and it's been getting more and more concentrated as time goes by. It would be impossible for a majority of the population to be rich, no matter how hard they work. Bill Gates owns more than the bottom 45 percent of American households alone. The most successful actors make millions, but no farmer could never dream to get that kind of money, even though they're some of the hardest working people on the planet and their work is absolutely essential to the proper functioning of society. This has not been the case in any anarchist society in history. And no anarchic society has descended into the kind of apathetic laziness and indifference to consequences that you fear. I urge you to look at what happened in the communes of the Spanish Civil War, and the Makhnovshchino during the Russian Revolution. Maybe it could give you some perspective on how much better society could function if we gave up all this pointless competition and embraced each other instead.
Quote Originally Posted by Esoteric416
Nice forum, ermitonto I learned alot just by reading the back and forth you had with just a few people, makes one wonder how much we could learn by large scale discussions of this sort. I'd like to thank you for the new light i now see the idea of anarcy in, I guess I always assumed the worst, now that I've seen more info on the subject it reminds me of alot of bhuddist ideals, only on a more seccular scale. Thanks again for the forum and I think you will be pleased to know that the whole thing made me think of what Lennon was trying to say with "Imagine"
Indeed, Lennon admitted that his song was influenced by the principles of anarcho-communism. In fact, it's one of my favorite songs. I'm always pleased to know that I've helped someone realize what the true aims of anarchism are. Check out some of the links in my signature if you want to know more.