People Behave Socially and 'Well' Even Without Rules

[reverendjeremiah]

I can't help but be struck by the similarity between your rhetoric and that of Marxists in the early 20th century.

And as you should so rightfully bring up. I agree, most of it is related. Marx was no dummy, he was aware of what Anarchy really meant and intigrated some of it into his philosophies. From my studies so far I personally feel that communism IS anarchism. And when I say "communism" I do not mean Marxism, Leninism, or Stalinism of any other "ism". I mean the very basic meaning of communism. Some have taken that idea and added authority figures into the system. I argue against its corruption.

They too believed that the profit motive, which perpetuated class warfare, was at issue. They too believed that if you eliminated the profit motive, a utopian society would result.

And as they should rightfully bring up as well. I also feel like this is an obvious fact that everyone clearly should see. Some, like Stalin, did not abide by the non-authoritarian concepts. He made it a commune alright, but he made it in his image by force. I wonder how many anarchists Stalin killed in his lifetime?

Well what do you know. Anarchists were gassed by the nazi's and forced to wear a black triangle.

have you yourself experienced drug addiction? Your example of it seems strangely unreal

Yes I have and still do, personally and through my friends. I personally think my example was very multifaceted. I have gone through the justice system on manufacturing drugs charges. I speak from a very personal perspective of someone who has seen quite a bit of the system of drugs, jail, addiction, sales, and such

Second, your argument seems to combine rather idealistic assumptions about human nature with wishful thinking that once X is achieved, Y will magically result. I appreciate grand theorizers, and must confess that I am an idiot when it comes to political and economic theory, however, I think your model is entirely too speculative to bear the weight of argument in its favor.

I personally think you dont like the idea that I pointed out obvious problems with capitalism.