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This is how I feel about anarchists. "Things would be better if we did away with the system." "But what about when things go wrong?" "Well, there would be ag
by Retra 11y ago
This is how I feel about anarchists.
"Things would be better if we did away with the system."
"But what about when things go wrong?"
"Well, there would be agreements in place to handle that."
"Yes, that's called a 'system of government.'"
Or, "The government shouldn't tell me what to do."
"The word 'govern' literally means 'to conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of people.' That is, in fact, the whole point of government: to tell you what to do."
- mikeash 11y agoI remember a comment on HN a little while ago which went something like, "Why does the government need to get involved? Why can't people just come together and figure out how to deal with it?" I replied pointing out that this is what government is.
- icebraining 11y agoThat's just playing with multiple definitions. When people say "government" they mean the government, that is, the representative bodies that form our current system, not the abstract concept of any system by which a state is governed. Governance is certainly necessary. Having "a government" is just one possible way of achieving it.
- dnautics 11y agoit is what government is, with guns and jails.
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- slayed0 11y agohttps://youtu.be/fibDNwF8bjs https://youtu.be/fibDNwF8bjs Whitest Kids You Know illustrated this perfectly in a sketch routine