The key ingredient to violence - the state - solution in action → Anarchism - was Re: [ANARCHY] Town posts armed guards to stop contraband entry

[Zenaan Harkness]

Who should rule?

In most cases round here, one should rule oneself only and back the
hell away from others.

A friend reminds me of Morris' candidacy in Mexico City,
and in Alaska, Stubbs was Mayor of Talkeeta for 15 years.

Purrfect solutions to political evil?



Subject: Mexico City election (2013), and town of Talkeeta

The 2013 election in Mexico City had Morris as a candidate:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/19/cat-stands-election-mexican-city

https://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/morris-the-cat-runs-for-mayor-in-mexico

Morris didn’t win that election, but he got around 12,000 votes.

But then there was Stubbs.

Stubbs was mayor of Talkeeta for 15 years:
(until he died at age 20 years)

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mayor-stubbs-the-cat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubbs_(cat)
“He doesn’t raise our taxes — we have no sales tax. He doesn’t
interfere with business. He’s honest.”



On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 10:09:48AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> Lee Camp reminds folks of the incredible and ongoing success of the
> very peaceful Mexican town of Cheran:
> https://www.rt.com/news/448656-lee-camp-russiagate-facebook/
> 
> 
> Most folks hear "anarchy" and only hear "chaos".
> 
> Perhaps s/anarchy/cheran/g  ¿? :)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 03, 2018 at 09:28:43PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> > A Mexican Town Overthrew Their Local Government And Things Are Going
> > Great
> > https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-02/mexican-town-overthrew-their-local-government-and-things-are-going-great
> > 
> >  The town of Cherán, Mexico was once plagued…
> >  Cherán is now run by autonomous groups of armed individuals…
> >  members of an autonomous militia — guard every entrance to the town,
> >  looking for strangers with contraband…
> > 
> >  “Contraband” would be considered political propaganda posters of
> >  those who claim the right to rule other human beings.
> > 
> >  …Cherán has achieved something unthinkable in Michoacán: a dramatic
> >  drop in murder rates, with rates for other serious crimes hovering
> >  at nearly zero. For those in Mexico, especially in an election year
> >  marred by wanton political murders, Cherán stands as proof that, in
> >  the country’s entrenched cycle of violence, the key ingredient to
> >  that violence is the state.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > In other news:
> > Nevada Traffic Deaths Plunge 10% Following Marijuana Legalization
> > https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-02/nevada-traffic-deaths-plunge-10-following-marijuana-legalization
> >