Most anarchists are just dreaming of a Mad Max scenario (where the woman they're thirsting for is finally desperate enough to put out for him, while requesting nothing in return) or they're promoting stuff that sounds like a proto-state.
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No?
Most anarchists I know just wasn't to live in the country with chickens and goats and not have to pay taxes.
That's being a hermit, not an anarchist. 😂
People do that, now. We call them "Einsiedler" (alone settlers).
That's a part of it, but, over here with the people I know, that's everyone from the Amish to me. I don't want madmax because that sucks, and small, local, voluntary communities are much stable, versatile, and defendable.
Anarchy is a wide umbrella, but the 80s punk-anarchists thing died out a long time ago, IMO.
Maybe, but I've been having this discussion with Real Anarchists™ for decades and it always ends up with
1) them describing something like the cow village I live in, but with no federal income taxes and everyone owning a couple of rifles *yawn*
2) them melting down into a rant about how there will be fire and they can just grab me by the hair and run off because there will be CHAOS!!!and it's like, Yo, chill, bro, not gonna happen.
1. That's certainly yawn-worthy, but, that's the kind of peaceful life I desire.
2. Will almost certainly happen locally, but it's not sustainable, so... It will die out eventually.
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They're actually visions that don't work together in the same place. Or, at least, like you say, only for a short time.
If there is chaos, you can grab someone else's woman (children, car, etc.) and run off, that's true. And there's no police to call for help or state to run to, that's true.
But if he has a rifle, then he can just shoot you. And there's no state to try him for murder, so... sucks to be you, shouldn't have messed with his stuff. 😂
Don't try that at home, folks. 🤙
For every guy mentally masturbating at finally getting to take down That Uppity Bitch, there are 20 other guys looking forward to finally getting the chance to lynch guys like him.
Hello militia.
Yes.
Which is why I have weapons and ammo and am training to be even more effective with them. It will be very costly to attempt to take what is mine.
Fully approved !
i have never expected anyone to actually do it right so i have more or less psyched myself up for the mountain forest hermit guy later years, my tolerance for stupidity and obedience is probably too high and idk what to say about that other than - this is just a test, and i never fail tests
I'm already living that mountain, forest hermit kind of life and it's pretty sweet, if a bit dull.
Totally learned to appreciate it during the lockdowns and the immigration flood.
for me it's about the way that i'm very vulnerable to temptation, drugs especially are a big problem for me and out in the country that's all a bit easier to deal with... i'm even now finally cutting back on alcohol and already starting to feel physically and mentally better
i could not do this with the drinks shop 10 minutes walk away... it was only due to developing prediabetic symptoms from energy drinks that i finally stopped that one as well, i can see myself becoming fully abstinent from all but a glass of wine a day in the future, it just takes time and a bit of rest, and i really am, during this little holiday i'm having, starting to realise i need to segregate my days and not feel like i'm always behind on my work
Yes, flee temptation. Really, the simplest method.
Habits are always easier to break in a new situation. This is also why cults look for young and newcomers, to cage you with new habits.
How about when the temptation lurks like a fridge
I remind you then that man is made to be a master of his own self than a slave to his urges.
Now it may seem easy to just say that. But it is an essential thing that you must believe if you’re to get anywhere in life. You must believe that you’re made for bigger and better things.
You’re both the sculptor and the marble. Act accordingly.
not sure how to put this exactly
"man" is an abstract and "me" is a concrete biological process
there can be all kinds of impediments at a purely physical level that prevent proper function of almost everything much past basic ongoing respiration
i had an intuition for decades that i had a gluten allergy
but only the other day i confirmed that a rash that i have been getting since my mid 20s is... a symptom of celiac disease
how does a person live so long without figuring this out?
yeah, that's me!
i've figured out many other things but this one eluded me for over 24 years
so, i'll just counter and say "it is easy to say
yikes, that can be a difficult one. It could be easier if you like cooking for yourself
You’re more than just a biological process. And having concrete difficulties standing in the way further supports what I’m saying. Because confronting and overcoming these difficulties starts by believing you’re made for better things than whatever your current state is.
And I recognize these difficulties are well… difficult and I don’t mean to undermine that. My purpose is to uplift the individual confronting them and remind him of his heritage. Because I sincerely believe we’re all made for better things.
yeah, gotta pick up the ol noggin and soldier on... the mood comes after the work not the other way around
They only want that because most people cooperate with tyrants and marginalise them, why would you want to be neighbors with the Enemy and his protectors