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To: cdwright
Well, of course, one of the dictionary definitions of anarchy (in fact, the most important one) is precisely that: chaos and lawlessness. As to whether this association is made by "archists" of various, who can say? Certainly it would be in their interest.

Yet, the fact remains that anarchy - in the strict sense of the word "without government" - is the natural human state of affairs. We evolved to live in circumstances in which there is no government. Despite the lack of government, there most definitely was order.

One of the more important insights of this article, something I had never considered, is how much we ignore the rules and strictures of government and legalisms. If we did not we could not survive. After all, government is not order. It is stasis.

Since we do ignore government in running our lives, this means to me that it is an expensive and intrusive irrelevance.

95 posted on 01/14/2002 12:18:34 PM PST by Architect
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To: Architect
Yet, the fact remains that anarchy - in the strict sense of the word "without government" - is the natural human state of affairs. We evolved to live in circumstances in which there is no government. Despite the lack of government, there most definitely was order.

The good news is that the anarchic utopia you relish already exists! It's in New Guinea. You will have to submit to a little government hassle upon landing in Paupau, but once you leave the city (there are no roads going much beyond the city) you may live completely outside of the controlling arms of government.

Of course you will not be able to enjoy the fruits of technology such as refrigeration, plumbing, etc, and you will have to catch on to the practice of "payback", for since there is no law, there is only petty feuding and familial revenge.

Instead of flaming Freepers, you should try to be a real man and go try anarchy for a while. Go live "outside the box". I dare you.

When you get back, you can post pictures of your adventure in pure freedom, and we will either all be humbled by the superiority of anarchy, or we will pity you the squalor of your utopia, should you survive to tell about it.

103 posted on 01/14/2002 12:35:23 PM PST by Wm Bach
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