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I'M NOT AN ANARCHIST. Consider the difference between a faceless government and something with a face. Faceless means impartial, once removed, not having skin

I'M NOT AN ANARCHIST. Consider the difference between a faceless government and something with a face. Faceless means impartial, once removed, not having skin in the game. Faceless means not having to take aside. Faceless allows more formality. Face means somebody who knows you personally. Anarchism means a governing body with a face. People close to you. Society 'freely organizing itself' means politics and people gaining power with social influence. Instead of visible hierarchies, it means invisible hierarchies build from personal relationships. I want more participatory democracy, more deliberative democracy, not anarchism. Modern liberal democracy with laws and principles and visible hierarchies allows individuals to separate themselves from the village, the mob and the social games involved. --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliberative_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliberative_democracy

feralimal 6y ago
Well, how does a technocratic government suit you? Entirely faceless, run by a bunch of 'scientists' that you can't even vote out, but who know what's best for you. That's where we are heading. And many on this site are building that future.
- INGELRII 6y ago
  I'm against "entirely" anything. There are no fixed solutions for organizing society. We don't know what it is to be a human (only strict ideologies are certain what humanity wants and what the goal is). Allowing changes and feedback is the key.
  - feralimal 6y ago
    > There are no fixed solutions for organizing society. Quite. But who says it is for anyone to organise 'society'? You're missing the point of anarchism, I think. The only person you need to 'organise' and take responsibility for, is yourself. Most people look to government (not themselves) to take responsibility. And that is the problem.

feralimal 6y ago

Well, how does a technocratic government suit you? Entirely faceless, run by a bunch of 'scientists' that you can't even vote out, but who know what's best for you. That's where we are heading. And many on this site are building that future.

INGELRII 6y ago
I'm against "entirely" anything. There are no fixed solutions for organizing society. We don't know what it is to be a human (only strict ideologies are certain what humanity wants and what the goal is). Allowing changes and feedback is the key.
- feralimal 6y ago
  > There are no fixed solutions for organizing society. Quite. But who says it is for anyone to organise 'society'? You're missing the point of anarchism, I think. The only person you need to 'organise' and take responsibility for, is yourself. Most people look to government (not themselves) to take responsibility. And that is the problem.