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ilikebacon3000 Date: Monday, 25/Jan/10, 5:22 PM | Message # 1

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So I was thinking "Peace, Love, and Anarchy" sounds really cliche'... I don't know what made that thought pop up exactly, but it did.
So, then I thought, "What is the opposite of that statement?"
Well,
Peace=Chaos
Love=Hate
and since anarchy means absence of rules/rulers, that must mean that the opposite of anarchy is government. Because government is put in place to establish order, which is exact opposite of Chaos, and government is there to unify different people which can lead to love. But with order, comes a set way that a society is run, meaning that societies which strongly disagree will wage war with them, therefore a government will not survive if they plan to remain peaceful forever. If they try that, they will eventually become conquered by another nation.
So, I don't know.
There is something in my head and I can't really articulate it..... But do you see my logic?
I mean Peace and Love can never be permanently achieved with government. Meaning we must find something which is the opposite of government to replace it, which would be anarchy.

I don't know. Poorly written and quickly written. There are many flaws, I know, but tell me if you see the logic at all.


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eboyd Date: Tuesday, 26/Jan/10, 3:58 AM | Message # 2

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1. Anarchy is NOT the opposite of government. That is the mistake that most anarcho-capitalists make. It is the opposite of authority in all forms. While government is encompassed in this, it is not the only thing. Government, police, elected officials, bosses, owners, managers, etc.

2. Chaos is not necessarily a bad thing if we are speaking of it as defined as the opposite of order. In fact I would argue that it is superior to order. "Chaos" in this sense is the natural "order". What we are doing by trying to control that which is natural is we are violating this natural order and that is why such an authority is "bad".


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