Quoting John Young (jya@pipeline.com):
Choate wrote:
crypto-anarcy <> anarcho-socialism <> crypto-capitalism [snip] True leaders, a contradictory oxymoron, never preen, are never courageous, never perform exceptional actions, would never call attention to themselves so ineptly, and do not exhibit exhibitionistic characteristics such as lecturing and preaching to obsequious non-followers how to follow obediently without orders being issued.
That is what oral history and religious documents are for. What a beautiful arrangement when followers can be counted on to pull with the team without non-leaders having the tedious task of preaching orders directly to the chosen. [snip]
Old Time Anarchy was invented by authoritarians to entrap firebrand fools. Not much has changed. Old fools hustling the youngsters.
But just as shit flows downhill, so must the youngsters grow old and hustle new youngsters. Ah, all must rejoice at this glorious cycle of life.
This is not a confession merely, but a bible quote, or I forget which list this is.
Good point. I should check to see what list I have been subscribed to just as a sensible precaution against the omnipresent lurking threat of the man-in-the- middle attack. Regards, Steve -- ``If religion were nothing but an illusion and a sham, there could be no philosophy of it. The study of it would belong to abnormal psychology.... Religion cannot afford to claim exemption from philosophical enquiry. If it attempts to do so on the grounds of sanctity, it can only draw upon itself suspicion that it is afraid to face the music.'' -- H. J. Paton, "The Modern Predicament"