cryptoanarchy aka cryptocapitalism seems to be in crisis.Should the hardcore libertarian individualist tap into a new source of fire?During the spanish civil war/revolution,in anarchist controlled areas,individuals were free to cultivate individual lots and some did.After a while most drifted to the collectives.The prospects for any revolution,let alone a libertarian socialist one seem bleak...yet,with the gulags gulping more victims everyday and a looming runaway greenhouse effect the day of the lone wolf cryptowarrior may be coming to an end.The future might be real grass roots workers control or 'tears of blood'You dont make revolutions by halves. mattd.
-- On 2 Sep 2001, at 8:37, mattd wrote:
cryptoanarchy aka cryptocapitalism seems to be in crisis.Should the hardcore libertarian individualist tap into a new source of fire?During the spanish civil war/revolution,in anarchist controlled areas,individuals were free to cultivate individual lots and some did.After a while most drifted to the collectives
That story commie fiction, and also completely irrelevant. If anyone wants a rerun of the debate about the failure of anarcho socialism, look up http://www.jim.com/cat/ --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG rsxWWWvR7ZUtdGlLT31y0OUYnplTsPfmPT+1tYyk 490OyRsnLUu2Nr7XRFx9rZl59ey2bFWTsoadZDd3A
On Sat, 1 Sep 2001 jamesd@echeque.com wrote:
-- On 2 Sep 2001, at 8:37, mattd wrote:
cryptoanarchy aka cryptocapitalism seems to be in crisis.Should
That story commie fiction, and also completely irrelevant. If anyone wants a rerun of the debate about the failure of anarcho socialism, look up http://www.jim.com/cat/
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Choate wrote:
crypto-anarcy <> anarcho-socialism <> crypto-capitalism
That's part but not all. Anarchy is not an absolute, only an opposition to the prevailing archy whether capitalist, socialist, capitalistic-socialism, socialistic-capitalism, and their mealy-mouthed democratic-communistic- oligarchic-theocratic precursors, successors and variations. Anarchy is wonderfully chameleonic, which is why it is the favorite cloaking for undercover agents of the all the rest. And best, there are no leaders, only those who disavow being leaders and thereby reveal their true colors. 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. At least that is what the anarchist bible commanded before it became discredited by overspin. Then came the prefixes to fix that with branding. Now those prefixtual brands get hammered, rightly so, and leftly so, so what, so easy, so ignorant. Old Time Anarchy was invented by authoritarians to entrap firebrand fools. Not much has changed. Old fools hustling the youngsters. This is not a confession merely, but a bible quote, or I forget which list this is.
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"
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