The Non-Viable Theory of Anarchism
(As an organizing principal for society)
08-10-14
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There are some on the web who constantly,
annoyingly, wistfully, put forward the belief that
anarchism is a viable method for organizing society, in
other words anarchism can serve as a form of governance.
To believe that anarchism can be used to organize anything
in society, much less be used as a form of governance is
an oxymoron and a complete, utterly illogical,
nonsensical, mental construct.
Anarchism is the ABSENCE of governance, it is the state of
non-governance, it is governance's exact opposite, it is
in fact the antithesis of ANY structured social,
cultural, religious or political system.
It's as useless and as uninformative to discuss
"anarchism" as the basis of human interactions as it is
discussing how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
Or Plato's mystical philosophy of forms. Ohhhh the
purity of the "third realm". Ohhhhh the purity of
"anarchism".
If you have an agreement on ANY interaction
between two or more people....that is governance.
Even if you agree on anarchism as a method of interaction
for your society you're instantly defeated in "employing
anarchy" because you agreed on a method of
interaction for your society (and an impossible one at
that), q.e.d. you have a form of governance, which of
course would instantly make it, non-anarchical.
Libertarian philosophy, it's rules, and procedures as
applied to human interactions IS a form of
governance.
Ayn Rand's philosophy as applied to human interactions IS
a form of governance (and a Darwinian fascist one at that)
There has never been, nor will there ever be, a
practical example of anarchism in the real world as a form
of governance, or as a basis for human interaction,
because it's simply impossible. Not only on a
practicable basis, but because the concept of anarchy
itself excludes its application to human relations.
Every day, every hour, every minute,
every second, every single person on the planet
experiences, exercises, is imbued with or is subject to
social conventions, religious prohibitions, community
norms, and societal rules, regulations and laws.
Alone or not, internalized or not, imposed or consensually
agreed to....or not, we are all creatures of a social
(i.e. governed) system of conformity. We carry our
governing constructs with us wherever we go and we as
social beings could not operate without them.
The first time you were told "no" or "yes" as a child,
that was governance. The first time you were chastised or
encouraged as a child, that also, was governance.
The language you speak is itself a form of governance,
full of rules and procedures containing within itself the
inculcation of values and beliefs.
We have two, among thousands of recent examples to
repudiate Corbet's thesis that anarchy is a viable means
of human interaction. Examples where anarchy
replaced Corbet's hated systems of governance, with dire
results. One of course is the complete destruction of the
Middle East under the PNAC Protocols.
Dozens of nation states, those structures Corbett loves to
hate, have been reduced to ruble in the Middle East and in
their place, as per Oded Yinon's plan, has been the rise
of sectarian, tribal or even familial governing
structures.
In some areas the destruction has been so severe that
gangs or even individuals rule, at will, without
restraint, or moral compass. In other words anarchy
prevails, to the total, horrible, destitution and
detriment of tens of millions of Middle Easterners.
Some would state it was a nation state that caused the
destruction. But that would miss the point.
These formally large structures ARE currently in a
state of anarchy. Many have been so for years
AFTER their larger governing structures were deliberately
destroyed, and YET the people still continues to massively
suffer from their state of anarchy.
The other example, if you would prefer one that does not
involve the use of force, one that is more germane and
evolutionary, would be the complete corruption and
degeneration of the US-NRE's financial system into total
criminal anarchy.
Some would again probably state that the "guberment"
created the situation. That would be bordering on a
lie. This government, under the ownership and
constant direction of the Banksters, has reduced
regulations of the financial system consistently for
over thirty years including its notorious repeal of
the Glass Steagall act, to the point were there is hardly
any regulation at all. In other words for thirty
years the "guberment" has increased financial "freedom" or
anarchy for the United States entire financial system and
the institutions that operate within it.
And what did the Banksters do with their newfound freedom
from government oversight? They promptly engaged in
unregulated (i.e. anarchic) activities such as creating
their own massive quantities of leverage (over 1.5
quadrillion in the derivatives market and rising), black
pools, off balance sheet accounting, mark to fantasy
products, systems of rehypothecation, high frequency
trading and a thousand other forms of creative financial
extraction, financial distortion, and/or financial
"flexibility" that were unleashed by the reduction of
these basic financial regulations.
These financial instruments, rules, markets and trading
techniques were developed by private institutions for
their own interests without "guberment" oversight or
interference of any kind.
In other words, dare one say it, "Total Anarchical" or
"Libertarian" or "Atlas Shrugged" systems of
financial interactions were created. All of which
resulted in the crash of 2007-2008 and which will
eventually result in an even deeper crash at some point in
the future. Again devastating the financial well
being of ninety nine percent of the rest of the people in
this nation, along with much of the rest of the world.
To put it plainly, as paradoxical as it may seem to the
adherents of "anarchy", you need a system of simple rules
and regulations (i.e. governance) to actually have a "free
market". To quote....
Free Market - Def. An
efficient price determined exchange
system (price discovery) which must comprise the
following conditions and components 1) buyers and
sellers are able to freely exchange their goods and
services. 2) They have a stable medium of
exchange 3) They have full knowledge of
all aspects of the transaction, the goods and promises
being made, and the terms and conditions of the
exchange (visibility, transparency, a fixed and agreed
upon set of simple rules) 4) Contracts
and promises are honored and enforced (trust,
moral hazard, level playing field, fair play). --
This system hasn't existed in the US for over forty
years.
It is the sincere wish of this website editor that those
who believe "anarchy" has anything to offer as an
organizing principal for society would just grow up,
and give up their childish, impracticable, unrealistic,
obsession with "anarchism" as a basis or method for any
effective system of human interaction.
It's a complete fantasy, and has been a monumental,
catastrophic failure when actually applied to social
structures in the real world. - mpg
For more on this issue see....On Nation States, Governments,
Corporations, Cults, and Anarchy - 11-01-13 - mpg
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