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RE: Anarchy Misunderstood

in #anarchy5 years ago

That's not what anarchism is, lol. Pretending that student/teacher is the same as monopolistic hoarders of resources is a bit silly. Anarchism does not allow for inequality, because if things were unequal, they wouldn't be anarchistic as people would exude power over others. Power and capital are the same things, and you can't have a stateless society unless those things are dealt with.

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Before we continue, are you at all familiar with the concept of property acquired through homesteading and voluntary exchange versus the misappropriation of plunder? These are completely different ideas. If I plant a field, tend the crop, and harvest it, who has a higher claim? If I offer a portion of the crop, or some other form of payment, for assistance in the project at any stage, who is being exploited? Declaring something "monopolistic hoarding" just because you disagree with it isn't conducive to rational discourse.

You're presenting these ideas as if this is a Minecraft server that we click reset on. We have to deal with the real history of our planet, and your philosophy doesn't really address that at all.

You have no "right" to any land that excludes someone else. All you're presenting are fantasy scenarios that will never occur and completely ignore our history and how we got here.

who is being exploited?

The people you took the land from.

We don't deny the real history. You obviously haven't been following the debates in our circles over how to return stolen land and offer restitution to those who have been plundered. I took land from no one. The State is the thief. We need to cast it off before we can begin any kind of restoration and negotiation to sort out the mess it left. But you seem to reject property, so how can you claim something has been stolen?

You shouldn't think that I am personally aware of your entire biography. You should present those ideas when you argue.

But you seem to reject property, so how can you claim something has been stolen?

When you occupy a location and prevent others from accessing it via force, then it's stolen. And again, there's a difference between historical significance and ideals for the future. We had property, it was stolen. We need to address that before we get rid of property.