Whatever! (As the usians so eloquently put it.) But s/he got a helluva point, and the best one of them all:
"I am bitter. I am doing well in capitalism these days because I learned to cheat, lie, and screw everyone else, all to "get ahead". Hard word, solid ethics, and niceness would have gotten me to my mom's position, aka unemployed and unemployable..."
Thanks for the pointer to Orwell; I quickly found an online version of "Homage to Catalonia" right here. Should be a good read, me being one of those Damned anarchists and all.;)
He/She must be; my left temporal cortex burst into fire while trying to comprehend the drivel. Thank Cthulhu for my substitute/. monkey(I R Bafoon). I really don't know what I would have done without him - he's such a cute litte fella!
Yeah, they are certainly robber barrons, those damned capitalists trying to make money off of their work... Who would have though of such a thing!?
Oh, I don't know...maybe those individuals who started taxing the caravans of yore for their, shall we say, "protection". Sounds familiar, you say? Well, as every type of government originates with a group of individuals whose modus operandi best can be described as in style with the Mafia, thereby eventually pervading every facet of our culture, and in turn attribute great value to such methods - it will become the establishment. In short: Government is an euphemism for a successfull conspiracy. The fact that the economic system mirrors the brutish and exploitative reign of the plutocracy, is more or less covered up behind a facade of seemingly unparalleled freedom and prosperity for all; the carrot at the end of the stick. Your "money" is the carrot, with martial law as the stick. To quote Chomsky: "People are not compelled to purchase the products or rent themselves to survive, but those are the sole choices."
What choices do I have that would allow me to disregard the workings of the capitalists upon my being? Or in other words: My Chinese is a bit rusty, I'd better brush up on it...
"--deep (-D)
When used in conjunction with --update, this flag forces emerge to consider the entire dependency
tree of packages, instead of checking only the immediate dependencies of the packages. As an
example, this catches updates in libraries that are not directly listed in the dependencies of a
package."
In my experience, doing a 'emerge -vuD world' is something you should only execute once in a while, and it is vital that you include the "--pretend" option in case some packages wants to downgrade others. Essentially, the "--deep" option will do a more thorough scan of portage to locate packages which are not directly affected by critical or new ebuilds, or something like that.;)
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Hehe... You're either trolling, flaming or making fun of the guy. Who knows these days - maybe I should've watched more Seinfeld?
But being rich is hardly a matter of being smart; the only smart thing these capitalistic sycophants ever did would've been to hook up with the right connections. They teach 'em about tax evation, money laundering, bribes and good ol' "doing-things-under-the-table" stuff. Mafioso light, if you want to label it. It's been like this since some "bright" chap discovered private(privi) law(lege) way back in time, whilst riding his camel. You see, in a convoy of camels, it's often the case that some of these magnificent "ships of the desert" have to let go of the excrements in a manner likening the release of steam from a boiler - hence, the "bright" chap took a load of shit in the face, and the rest is history...
There's another flick utilizing the same technique, and indeed before "Sky Captain..." to boot: Immortel (ad vitam). Some actors and most of the props are CGI, and albeit a bit crude and easily spotted, it creates a very special and unique atmosphere in the already "fantastic" story.
Was this at all necessary? I mean, why put a link to site designed solely to troll the bejeebus out of people using a particular distro? Yes, I use Gentoo - and yes, I love it. Having shit like this frontpaged on/. is just another derogatory stab at the supposed elitistic Gentoo community, which in turn will have some devotees coming forth defending and making sad apologies all over the place. Why should they(and me included, it seems) be forced to defend a Linux based distro on a Sunday afternoon; is M$ Winblows bashing passé, all of a sudden? Direct the force of loathing where it will do some some good, and not internally!
Well, that poor economist should have looked up from his numbers and graphs and just visualized the problem: "How will capitalism die?". Simple. Overpopulation.
"You can't have capitalism without expanding markets, and you can't have expanding markets without population growth." - Sam Smith
There are other options available to the public, although the last president who came from another party was Andrew Johnson, who held office from 1865 to1869. Out of a total of 43 presidents, 11 of those were affiliated with parties who had a very close political stance with, respectively, the republicans and the democrats, but with a different name for their party(e.g. Democratic-Republican, Union Party).
In effect it's a two party system, but nobody wants to admit it. Maybe it's the unnerving thought of being part of system where you're one party away from being a totalitarian state?
Actually the M16 "just works, desert or jungle". The M-16 got a (deservedly) bad reputation in Vietnam, but the weapon and its variants (M-14 carbine, M-249 SAW) are highly reliable these days. The M16 is lighter, more flexible and superior in just about every way to the AK-47.
I can't tell you whether the M16 works in desert or jungle scenarios, since I've never used it under such conditions. However, I've used it in an arctic setting, and I must say that was not pleased at all with it based on what the cold, snow and ice did to the performance. Normally, I used the G3A3, which is very good under these conditions, albeit a bit too heavy and cumbersome if you don't have it fitted with a retractable stock. The M16 is very accurate, I'll give you that; the AK47 is equally accurate as well on single shot - on "family": forget it!
IMHO, if I had the option of choosing between the AK47 or the M16A2, I'd go for the Kalashnikov without a doubt. This because I want piercing power(7.62x39mm), versatility and a well documented reliability. But in the end, debating either weapons proposed superiority, would be like comparing ye olde apples and oranges.
So, I don't buy that the government is "profiteering" from being lousy in educating children. There's plenty of evidence to show that improving education enhances the power of the respective government, not the other way!
Well, first of all, allow me to substantiate my original claim as to why the government profits upon the ignorance of its populace: What I crudely wanted to articulate, was the rather shady distinction between the bona fide facts and the propaganda available to the public in general, and how people react and assimilate to this in a epistemic manner. Believe me, it wasn't my intention neither to lay the smackdown on public schools as an institute of learning, nor disrespect the teachers and parents who fully support and honestly want to help our children.
Joseph Goebbels once said, and I paraphrase: "A lie, repeated often enough, will end up as truth." He also stated that the bigger the lie the better it would work. If you care to think about it, take a moment to reflect upon why we accept authority and why we seldom question the root of our problems. Why do some mothers want to strangle their screaming infants? Why do we feel immense grief at the loss of thousands of souls in 9/11, and barely notice the horror of Darfur? What's the intrinsic value of a symbol? Why do we listen to "experts" commenting live as yet another tragedy unfolds? In the end it's all about directing our focus of attention and emotions with the help of easily digestible symbols. In magickal operations, it's called a Sigil , and it's indeed very powerful upon the psyche. Words are symbols; a world of meaning captured in a logo. And speaking of schools, it's a bit unnerving to know that we give our young ones the framework to understand the very same symbols we fight and cherish. If reality is plastic, as quantum theory suggest, we may have an existence founded upon the prevailing input of the strongest signal, in our current case the ruling class. In essence, what we believe, is what they want us to believe, however banal this may sound.;) I must applaud you for trying to influence, to a limited degree, the methods and knowledge passed on to your children. You care, and I like that...
Also, show me one example of a government that could actually exist in this world, and you might have a convert here. The example you named (Spain) only underscores my point - whatever method chosen must be able to resist external attack as well as work with the local population.
Now this is interesting! Anarchy, stemming from the words an, without, and arch, meaning leader or rule, is all about being democratic to the maximal extent. No one shall rule the many, and the many shall rule themselves. Sounds utopian, doesn't it(with a hint of Tolkien;D)? But it's actually very simple to put in effect and to exercise. Most would envision a massive revolution and impossible social obstacles to be removed. In fact, all you have to do is to give people a new incentive aptly defined by "quid pro quo". And my guess is that it wouldn't be so hard to implement, seeing that this "equal exchange" is something we rely on in our daily life to a large degree. In Norway, where I'm from, we've had such co-operation for centuries, and I guess it's not all that different globally. People help people build houses, cabins, boats, cars and let's not forget the occasional babysitting! It was the natural way of life 100.000 years ago; to hunt and successfully kill the quarry, you had to co-operate, there was no man going around giving seashells to hunters in return of meat and services. As it is today, our economic structure is fabricated to support the overpopulation and the omega males at the top who have no other method of social levying than being utterly corrupt and selfish. Hence the social dismay of the many; the natural balance of small (ca. 300 individuals) clans has been thrown away in a desperate a
So... You're applauding the government for providing police "protection" to supervise a demonstration, which in turn was a demonstration for and against a war which the same government started? Wohaa, Silver!
And FYI, police forces are included in anarchist doctrine, and was successfully implemented during the Spanish Civil War; the same anarchistic society that was crushed by not only Franco and his thugs, but also the communists and the governments of USNA, Britain and France. They literally wet their pants at the thought of having a State-less society in the midst of Europe.
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People live under the slaveries of economics
Yes, of course they do. "Slavery" is just an euphemism for capitalism. 2 % of the citizens of a "country"(marked territory) will own most of the resources, leaving the rest to scour and haggle for the crumbs. And in a Machiavellian manner, they employ Democracy as a facade to create the illusion of empowering the people. And to truly piss of the reactionaries on/., here's a prudent quote by Noam Chomsky:
"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate."
(...)of insecurity
Fear is the real incentive, not "self interest"! You must work and put in the required hours; your monetary superiors wants a shiny new car. Resistance is futile, they'll just fire your ass if you don't comply or try sabotage(check out the etymology of the french word sabotage and be enlightened). Quote: "The fear of death is the beginning of slavery." - R.A. Wilson et al.
(...)the demons of their childhood
Empirically speaking, I agree. But I believe that problems concerning the upbringing of children can to a large extent be attributed to the economic and social status of the particular culture. Frustrations on several fronts are bound to happen in a society that never can have enough in terms of economic assets or social regard, so in other terms, a return to the more family-oriented culture of yore might be beneficial in this case. A fragmented urban setting is not recommended!
(...)stupidity
Hmm... err... yup. Can't argue with that one!;) Major setback in most societies, I'd say. But then again, who profits on the general stupidity of the unwashed masses? Yes, exactly: the government. Easier to rule, and all that crap...
Solve all these first, and then your utopian "free society of non-coersion" might possibly exist. Until then, the bullies and the greedy will reign.
In other words, as long as Tony Sopranos wannabees are your masters, we're up Shit Creek River in a leak canoe...
Denmark small? I'd say! In Norway, we have this little game called "how fast can you drive through Denmark"? The starting point is a small town called Hirtshals, with the goal being the German border. On a sunny day with little wind and a radar, the average is 4 hours. My personal best is circa 3 hours, in a Volvo 242 Turbo.
Actually, come to think of it, Denmark is way more fun and challenging than the Autobahn, given the fact that the race is a lot harder in the land of drowsy beer drinkers, considering the police, the many small towns in between and the variable condition of the highway(parts of it are made with concrete!).
Favourite music while driving: Motorhead "1916". Go figure...
Their first error was to say "Yes, that looks nice! Where do I sign?" to the slick-haired, trenchcoat-wearing guy who came to their office in the mid 90's. He had a black leather portfolio, which had a sticker that spelled "Microsoft" on the lower left corner...
You know, all I could think of when our IT-consulting firm was ditched by our owners and went bankrupt 2 years ago, was "Windows (...) it's meant to be sold, not used". It was a relief, I tell you, to finally get rid of that horrid feeling you get when you're staring in disbelief at all those NT servers and win9x workstations, with their BSODs and wrecked registries; again and again and again and...
All because of a mistake by IBM in regards to a young lad with a father which profession ultimately closed the most lucrative deal in known modern history. Then came the hordes of men in black, with their black leather portfolios and shiny teeth; ignorance, conformity and greed are why so many SMBs are currently unable to do:
It's quite obvious that in these days of flagrant territorialism and blatant attempts of propaganda, the power of words and their definitions is by far the most important weapon for those who want to shape the perception of the unwashed masses. Let me show you an exampel:
Terrorism, according to Webster's dictionary:
Terrorism \Ter"ror*ism\, n. [Cf. F. terrorisme.]
The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode
of government by terror or intimidation.
Now this is the old fashioned way of describing terror, i.e. the ruler(s) impose terror upon its population to maintain control or achieve goals not possible with a less stringent mode of government.
Now observe the following from dictionary.com:
terrorism P Pronunciation Key (tr-rzm)
n. The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
Wtf? Now it's diametrically opposite, with the rulers as the suffering party. Are we to believe that terrorism is exclusively utilized by either a person/group or a government, or is it both ways? Etymologically speaking, Webster's definition predate the rather "new" one by The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, displayed at dictionary.com. Could this be a deliberate act of "newspeak"? And am I really wearing my tinfoil hat?
Well, after all, Philip K. Dick seem to have got it spot on:
"The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."
The original christians had a serious grudge against mystics and magicians, typified by a rather harsh depiction of Simon Mager in The Acts of the Apostles 8,9-24. From what I've learned, Simon, when confronted with christian dogma, laughed himself silly in front of certain VIP's. They didn't like that, and made a point about it in a certain best-seller, wich culminated in a feverish hatred for anything remotely esoteric.
Deconstruction? How 'bout some good ole nihilism? Way cooler!;D
"Anarcho-capitalism, in my opinion, is a doctrinal system which, if ever implemented, would lead to forms of tyranny and oppression that have few counterparts in human history."
- Noam Chomsky
Tell me one thing - why is it that so many believe, or are led to believe, that anarchism implies a total lack of hierarchy/authority per se? There is the well known fact that anarchism denounce the State or any body of central government, but where in the anarchistic rationale do we find that the system indicate a social and political order, in which individuals should shoot each other on sight, for the sole purpouse of hindering any obscene act of communication or lewd workings of social interaction? If you suggest Anarchy == Chaos, I'll slap you silly with a fire extinguisher!;) Heh, propaganda at work...
In essence, anarchism denotes that the role of a "leader" should be that of a "father figure", and not an office of supreme authority which warrants submission. The political part of the system utilizes authority, albeit temporary or till the assigned job is finished. The social part propose authority as a function of natural social interaction; we are genetically coded to aspire for the leadership of the pack, much like my dog is doing these days(Sit down, you stupid mutt! Obey my authori-tah!!!!!111!!!). Nothing intrinsically wrong with that sort of natural behaviour, it's when you mix it with political and economical factors that things tend to go south of heaven in a jiffy. This is where Anarchy really excel as a model for society, its strict adherance to a natural way of life, where distinct lines are drawn between the social, political and economical elements. A capitalist is, IMHO, an individual who wants superior capital, despite the laws of overpopulation, corporatism and industrialism which progressivly imply an inherant entropy of resources, thereby ruining the chance of an equal share of predefined valuables and goods. That is, if the capitalist really want to share, in which I suggest a thorough study of North America for consequential effects, in particular New York and Las Vegas.
But I digress. And concur: anarcho-capitalism is a baaad idea, much like democracy-capitalism. And no, I'm pretty sure that old fart God said nothing about having crypto-fascism and mobster-rule of monetary nonentities as precepts for the control of the unwashed masses! Hogwash, I say!
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Whatever! (As the usians so eloquently put it.) But s/he got a helluva point, and the best one of them all:
"I am bitter. I am doing well in capitalism these days because I learned to cheat, lie, and screw everyone else, all to "get ahead". Hard word, solid ethics, and niceness would have gotten me to my mom's position, aka unemployed and unemployable..."
Thanks for the pointer to Orwell; I quickly found an online version of "Homage to Catalonia" right here. ;)
Should be a good read, me being one of those Damned anarchists and all.
Ok then, here you go!
;) :wink, :wink, :nugde, :nugde
Oh, don't mention it...
He/She must be; my left temporal cortex burst into fire while trying to comprehend the drivel. Thank Cthulhu for my substitute /. monkey(I R Bafoon). I really don't know what I would have done without him - he's such a cute litte fella!
Can I have a banana now?
Kreegah! Bundolo!
Yeah, they are certainly robber barrons, those damned capitalists trying to make money off of their work... Who would have though of such a thing!?
Oh, I don't know...maybe those individuals who started taxing the caravans of yore for their, shall we say, "protection". Sounds familiar, you say? Well, as every type of government originates with a group of individuals whose modus operandi best can be described as in style with the Mafia, thereby eventually pervading every facet of our culture, and in turn attribute great value to such methods - it will become the establishment. In short: Government is an euphemism for a successfull conspiracy. The fact that the economic system mirrors the brutish and exploitative reign of the plutocracy, is more or less covered up behind a facade of seemingly unparalleled freedom and prosperity for all; the carrot at the end of the stick. Your "money" is the carrot, with martial law as the stick. To quote Chomsky: "People are not compelled to purchase the products or rent themselves to survive, but those are the sole choices."
What choices do I have that would allow me to disregard the workings of the capitalists upon my being? Or in other words: My Chinese is a bit rusty, I'd better brush up on it...
Looks like Choronzon is dancing the jitterbug inside your head; may he be damned like a dog!
BTW, how can I get a hold of your Book of Toth, err..., I mean Book of TOH?
As the manual of 'emerge' states:
;)
"--deep (-D)
When used in conjunction with --update, this flag forces emerge to consider the entire dependency
tree of packages, instead of checking only the immediate dependencies of the packages. As an
example, this catches updates in libraries that are not directly listed in the dependencies of a
package."
In my experience, doing a 'emerge -vuD world' is something you should only execute once in a while, and it is vital that you include the "--pretend" option in case some packages wants to downgrade others. Essentially, the "--deep" option will do a more thorough scan of portage to locate packages which are not directly affected by critical or new ebuilds, or something like that.
Hehe... You're either trolling, flaming or making fun of the guy. Who knows these days - maybe I should've watched more Seinfeld?
But being rich is hardly a matter of being smart; the only smart thing these capitalistic sycophants ever did would've been to hook up with the right connections. They teach 'em about tax evation, money laundering, bribes and good ol' "doing-things-under-the-table" stuff. Mafioso light, if you want to label it. It's been like this since some "bright" chap discovered private(privi) law(lege) way back in time, whilst riding his camel. You see, in a convoy of camels, it's often the case that some of these magnificent "ships of the desert" have to let go of the excrements in a manner likening the release of steam from a boiler - hence, the "bright" chap took a load of shit in the face, and the rest is history...
There's another flick utilizing the same technique, and indeed before "Sky Captain..." to boot: Immortel (ad vitam).
Some actors and most of the props are CGI, and albeit a bit crude and easily spotted, it creates a very special and unique atmosphere in the already "fantastic" story.
Wanna buy a camo colored, flame resistant suit? Only $699! And you can close it as well; there's a zipper in the back!
Buy! BUY!!
Was this at all necessary? I mean, why put a link to site designed solely to troll the bejeebus out of people using a particular distro? Yes, I use Gentoo - and yes, I love it. Having shit like this frontpaged on /. is just another derogatory stab at the supposed elitistic Gentoo community, which in turn will have some devotees coming forth defending and making sad apologies all over the place.
Why should they(and me included, it seems) be forced to defend a Linux based distro on a Sunday afternoon; is M$ Winblows bashing passé, all of a sudden? Direct the force of loathing where it will do some some good, and not internally!
Skip the tequila shots next time, Michael!
Beklager, det ser ikke ut som om det er mulig; har sjekket FAQ'en, men ser kun en mulighet til å poste under den enkeltes journal.
;) Kristiansand, vel å merke...
Og ja, jeg er norsk jeg også.
Well, that poor economist should have looked up from his numbers and graphs and just visualized the problem: "How will capitalism die?". Simple. Overpopulation.
"You can't have capitalism without expanding markets, and you can't have expanding markets without population growth." - Sam Smith
Anyone fancy a Malthusian future?
Aw, shucks... *blows dust off of a black flag*
Shouldn't there be more than just 2 options?
There are other options available to the public, although the last president who came from another party was Andrew Johnson, who held office from 1865 to1869. Out of a total of 43 presidents, 11 of those were affiliated with parties who had a very close political stance with, respectively, the republicans and the democrats, but with a different name for their party(e.g. Democratic-Republican, Union Party).
In effect it's a two party system, but nobody wants to admit it. Maybe it's the unnerving thought of being part of system where you're one party away from being a totalitarian state?
Actually the M16 "just works, desert or jungle". The M-16 got a (deservedly) bad reputation in Vietnam, but the weapon and its variants (M-14 carbine, M-249 SAW) are highly reliable these days. The M16 is lighter, more flexible and superior in just about every way to the AK-47.
I can't tell you whether the M16 works in desert or jungle scenarios, since I've never used it under such conditions. However, I've used it in an arctic setting, and I must say that was not pleased at all with it based on what the cold, snow and ice did to the performance. Normally, I used the G3A3, which is very good under these conditions, albeit a bit too heavy and cumbersome if you don't have it fitted with a retractable stock. The M16 is very accurate, I'll give you that; the AK47 is equally accurate as well on single shot - on "family": forget it!
IMHO, if I had the option of choosing between the AK47 or the M16A2, I'd go for the Kalashnikov without a doubt. This because I want piercing power(7.62x39mm), versatility and a well documented reliability. But in the end, debating either weapons proposed superiority, would be like comparing ye olde apples and oranges.
Here's an interesting article I found recently.
So, I don't buy that the government is "profiteering" from being lousy in educating children. There's plenty of evidence to show that improving education enhances the power of the respective government, not the other way!
;) I must applaud you for trying to influence, to a limited degree, the methods and knowledge passed on to your children. You care, and I like that...
;D)? But it's actually very simple to put in effect and to exercise. Most would envision a massive revolution and impossible social obstacles to be removed. In fact, all you have to do is to give people a new incentive aptly defined by "quid pro quo". And my guess is that it wouldn't be so hard to implement, seeing that this "equal exchange" is something we rely on in our daily life to a large degree. In Norway, where I'm from, we've had such co-operation for centuries, and I guess it's not all that different globally. People help people build houses, cabins, boats, cars and let's not forget the occasional babysitting! It was the natural way of life 100.000 years ago; to hunt and successfully kill the quarry, you had to co-operate, there was no man going around giving seashells to hunters in return of meat and services. As it is today, our economic structure is fabricated to support the overpopulation and the omega males at the top who have no other method of social levying than being utterly corrupt and selfish. Hence the social dismay of the many; the natural balance of small (ca. 300 individuals) clans has been thrown away in a desperate a
Well, first of all, allow me to substantiate my original claim as to why the government profits upon the ignorance of its populace: What I crudely wanted to articulate, was the rather shady distinction between the bona fide facts and the propaganda available to the public in general, and how people react and assimilate to this in a epistemic manner. Believe me, it wasn't my intention neither to lay the smackdown on public schools as an institute of learning, nor disrespect the teachers and parents who fully support and honestly want to help our children.
Joseph Goebbels once said, and I paraphrase: "A lie, repeated often enough, will end up as truth." He also stated that the bigger the lie the better it would work. If you care to think about it, take a moment to reflect upon why we accept authority and why we seldom question the root of our problems. Why do some mothers want to strangle their screaming infants? Why do we feel immense grief at the loss of thousands of souls in 9/11, and barely notice the horror of Darfur? What's the intrinsic value of a symbol? Why do we listen to "experts" commenting live as yet another tragedy unfolds? In the end it's all about directing our focus of attention and emotions with the help of easily digestible symbols. In magickal operations, it's called a Sigil , and it's indeed very powerful upon the psyche. Words are symbols; a world of meaning captured in a logo. And speaking of schools, it's a bit unnerving to know that we give our young ones the framework to understand the very same symbols we fight and cherish. If reality is plastic, as quantum theory suggest, we may have an existence founded upon the prevailing input of the strongest signal, in our current case the ruling class. In essence, what we believe, is what they want us to believe, however banal this may sound.
Also, show me one example of a government that could actually exist in this world, and you might have a convert here. The example you named (Spain) only underscores my point - whatever method chosen must be able to resist external attack as well as work with the local population.
Now this is interesting! Anarchy, stemming from the words an, without, and arch, meaning leader or rule, is all about being democratic to the maximal extent. No one shall rule the many, and the many shall rule themselves. Sounds utopian, doesn't it(with a hint of Tolkien
So... You're applauding the government for providing police "protection" to supervise a demonstration, which in turn was a demonstration for and against a war which the same government started? Wohaa, Silver!
/., here's a prudent quote by Noam Chomsky:
;) Major setback in most societies, I'd say. But then again, who profits on the general stupidity of the unwashed masses? Yes, exactly: the government. Easier to rule, and all that crap...
And FYI, police forces are included in anarchist doctrine, and was successfully implemented during the Spanish Civil War; the same anarchistic society that was crushed by not only Franco and his thugs, but also the communists and the governments of USNA, Britain and France. They literally wet their pants at the thought of having a State-less society in the midst of Europe.
Assorted notes:
People live under the slaveries of economics
Yes, of course they do. "Slavery" is just an euphemism for capitalism. 2 % of the citizens of a "country"(marked territory) will own most of the resources, leaving the rest to scour and haggle for the crumbs. And in a Machiavellian manner, they employ Democracy as a facade to create the illusion of empowering the people. And to truly piss of the reactionaries on
"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate."
(...)of insecurity
Fear is the real incentive, not "self interest"! You must work and put in the required hours; your monetary superiors wants a shiny new car. Resistance is futile, they'll just fire your ass if you don't comply or try sabotage(check out the etymology of the french word sabotage and be enlightened).
Quote: "The fear of death is the beginning of slavery." - R.A. Wilson et al.
(...)the demons of their childhood
Empirically speaking, I agree. But I believe that problems concerning the upbringing of children can to a large extent be attributed to the economic and social status of the particular culture. Frustrations on several fronts are bound to happen in a society that never can have enough in terms of economic assets or social regard, so in other terms, a return to the more family-oriented culture of yore might be beneficial in this case. A fragmented urban setting is not recommended!
(...)stupidity
Hmm... err... yup. Can't argue with that one!
Solve all these first, and then your utopian "free society of non-coersion" might possibly exist. Until then, the bullies and the greedy will reign.
In other words, as long as Tony Sopranos wannabees are your masters, we're up Shit Creek River in a leak canoe...
Addendum:
http://www.infoshop.org/faq/index.html
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Denmark small? I'd say! In Norway, we have this little game called "how fast can you drive through Denmark"? The starting point is a small town called Hirtshals, with the goal being the German border. On a sunny day with little wind and a radar, the average is 4 hours. My personal best is circa 3 hours, in a Volvo 242 Turbo.
Actually, come to think of it, Denmark is way more fun and challenging than the Autobahn, given the fact that the race is a lot harder in the land of drowsy beer drinkers, considering the police, the many small towns in between and the variable condition of the highway(parts of it are made with concrete!).
Favourite music while driving: Motorhead "1916". Go figure...
If only we could rally people against Diebold like people have been rallied against SCO.
Darling, can you hand me my Boomstick and a case of that Semtex we have in the basement?
An while you're at it, Honey Bunney, where did I leave my copy of "Fight Club"?
Linux.Jac.8759 is a virus that infects files under Linux. The virus infects ELF executables that exist in the same directory as the virus
Number of infections: 0 - 49
Number of sites: 0 - 2
Geographical distribution: Low
Threat containment: Easy
Removal: Easy
Looks utterly devastating... *sarcasm bazooka attack*!!11!!
Their first error was to say "Yes, that looks nice! Where do I sign?" to the slick-haired, trenchcoat-wearing guy who came to their office in the mid 90's. He had a black leather portfolio, which had a sticker that spelled "Microsoft" on the lower left corner...
You know, all I could think of when our IT-consulting firm was ditched by our owners and went bankrupt 2 years ago, was "Windows (...) it's meant to be sold, not used". It was a relief, I tell you, to finally get rid of that horrid feeling you get when you're staring in disbelief at all those NT servers and win9x workstations, with their BSODs and wrecked registries; again and again and again and...
All because of a mistake by IBM in regards to a young lad with a father which profession ultimately closed the most lucrative deal in known modern history. Then came the hordes of men in black, with their black leather portfolios and shiny teeth; ignorance, conformity and greed are why so many SMBs are currently unable to do:
# apt-get update mozilla-thunderbird
Sad, isn't it?
It's quite obvious that in these days of flagrant territorialism and blatant attempts of propaganda, the power of words and their definitions is by far the most important weapon for those who want to shape the perception of the unwashed masses. Let me show you an exampel:
Terrorism, according to Webster's dictionary:
Terrorism \Ter"ror*ism\, n. [Cf. F. terrorisme.]
The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode
of government by terror or intimidation.
Now this is the old fashioned way of describing terror, i.e. the ruler(s) impose terror upon its population to maintain control or achieve goals not possible with a less stringent mode of government.
Now observe the following from dictionary.com:
terrorism P Pronunciation Key (tr-rzm)
n.
The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
Wtf? Now it's diametrically opposite, with the rulers as the suffering party. Are we to believe that terrorism is exclusively utilized by either a person/group or a government, or is it both ways? Etymologically speaking, Webster's definition predate the rather "new" one by The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, displayed at dictionary.com. Could this be a deliberate act of "newspeak"? And am I really wearing my tinfoil hat?
Well, after all, Philip K. Dick seem to have got it spot on:
"The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."
The original christians had a serious grudge against mystics and magicians, typified by a rather harsh depiction of Simon Mager in The Acts of the Apostles 8,9-24. From what I've learned, Simon, when confronted with christian dogma, laughed himself silly in front of certain VIP's. They didn't like that, and made a point about it in a certain best-seller, wich culminated in a feverish hatred for anything remotely esoteric.
;D
But hey, we're still laughing...
Deconstruction? How 'bout some good ole nihilism? Way cooler! ;D
;) Heh, propaganda at work...
"Anarcho-capitalism, in my opinion, is a doctrinal system which, if ever implemented, would lead to forms of tyranny and oppression that have few counterparts in human history."
- Noam Chomsky
Tell me one thing - why is it that so many believe, or are led to believe, that anarchism implies a total lack of hierarchy/authority per se? There is the well known fact that anarchism denounce the State or any body of central government, but where in the anarchistic rationale do we find that the system indicate a social and political order, in which individuals should shoot each other on sight, for the sole purpouse of hindering any obscene act of communication or lewd workings of social interaction? If you suggest Anarchy == Chaos, I'll slap you silly with a fire extinguisher!
In essence, anarchism denotes that the role of a "leader" should be that of a "father figure", and not an office of supreme authority which warrants submission. The political part of the system utilizes authority, albeit temporary or till the assigned job is finished. The social part propose authority as a function of natural social interaction; we are genetically coded to aspire for the leadership of the pack, much like my dog is doing these days(Sit down, you stupid mutt! Obey my authori-tah!!!!!111!!!). Nothing intrinsically wrong with that sort of natural behaviour, it's when you mix it with political and economical factors that things tend to go south of heaven in a jiffy. This is where Anarchy really excel as a model for society, its strict adherance to a natural way of life, where distinct lines are drawn between the social, political and economical elements. A capitalist is, IMHO, an individual who wants superior capital, despite the laws of overpopulation, corporatism and industrialism which progressivly imply an inherant entropy of resources, thereby ruining the chance of an equal share of predefined valuables and goods. That is, if the capitalist really want to share, in which I suggest a thorough study of North America for consequential effects, in particular New York and Las Vegas.
But I digress. And concur: anarcho-capitalism is a baaad idea, much like democracy-capitalism. And no, I'm pretty sure that old fart God said nothing about having crypto-fascism and mobster-rule of monetary nonentities as precepts for the control of the unwashed masses! Hogwash, I say!
GP has merely made a synthesis from the spangled and colour-/colorful history of /.
Enjoy!