-- At 01:42 PM 10/20/2000 +0300, Sampo A Syreeni wrote:

Details, details. People use the term 'anarchy' a bit too casually here, nothing else. Mostly what they mean is 'libertarian'. The latter in no way excludes other hierarchical relationships, as we all know hardcore anarchy does. Tim's favorite characterization of this side of anarchy is something like socialist simp-wimp mumbo jumbo.

Anarcho socialism has been dead since 1938. (It had the misfortune of being actually tried in 1936, whereupon it instantly became apparent that socialism requires a vastly powerful state in order to apply ruthless terror.) Today's "anarcho" socialists, such as Chomsky, believe that the best way to arrange for the state to wither away is to first make it vastly powerful and all encompassing. Where have we heard that theory before? --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG tD7Rz9+AcnJbU8ma1SUnADe5oj9i+3cuYAlz3GAo 46+a0dJNvfetkNC2myPgoVrhbdqK0GQ+hdsCVmGm/