cryptosocialismo

Steve Thompson stevet at sendon.net
Sun Sep 2 09:47:04 PDT 2001



Quoting John Young (jya at 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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