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Thread: A Case Study in Anarchy: Spokane Anarchists

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    A Case Study in Anarchy: Spokane Anarchists

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    Can't watch youtubes at work so I'll have to go more in depth later, but I know a lot of the anarchists in the PAC NW want to use anarchy to bring down the current system in order to transition into communism.

    That's different than an anarcho capitalist society where everything is based on voluntary transactions.
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    Yes, there are and have been self-proclaimed anarchists who use violence. We can say the same about Republicans, as well.
    Quote Originally Posted by Torchbearer
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    The one anarchist boy they interviewed talked about destruction of property as a legitimate means of spreading their message. That's about as disgusting as statism as far as i'm concerned.

    I would bet a Krugerrand that this anarchist group labels themselves as "Socialist", or possibly even communist.
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    Those aren't Voluntaryists - they're Communists.
    "When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system's game. The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight, because once they've got you violent then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor. "

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    'Nuff said bro.
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    hehe...that's awesomeness embodied ^^
    Quote Originally Posted by Torchbearer
    what works can never be discussed online. there is only one language the government understands, and until the people start speaking it by the magazine full... things will remain the same.
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    Fighting Back Against Captors

    What would you say about an anarchist who destroys government property "in self-defense" because he sees the civil government as initiating force upon society? How about an anarchist who vandalizes private property "in self defense" because he sees private citizens who vote as initiating aggression upon those people who do not vote? It seems to me that those anarchists are trying to collapse communities (through violence, property destruction, civil disobedience, etc.) because they perceive that certain groups within the society are forcing them to live in a system that they don't see as moral.
    "Then David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the battle lines of Israel, Whom you have reproached.'" - 1 Samuel 17:45

    "May future generations look back on our work and say that these were men and women who, in moment of great crisis, stood up to their politicians, the opinion-makers, and the Establishment, and saved their country." - Dr. Ron Paul



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    Quote Originally Posted by Theocrat View Post
    What would you say about an anarchist who destroys government property "in self-defense" because he sees the civil government as initiating force upon society? How about an anarchist who vandalizes private property "in self defense" because he sees private citizens who vote as initiating aggression upon those people who do not vote? It seems to me that those anarchists are trying to collapse communities (through violence, property destruction, civil disobedience, etc.) because they perceive that certain groups within the society are forcing them to live in a system that they don't see as moral.
    All the assumptions you made in this are meritless. You have not even provided proof that anarchists will do any of the things you mentioned.

    The same questions could be turned on you, yet you've never provided a coherent, real-world answer. viz:

    What would you say about an minarchist who destroys private property "in self-defense" because he sees the private government as initiating force upon society? How about an minarchist who vandalizes private property "in self defense" because he sees private citizens who do not vote as initiating aggression upon those people who do not vote? It seems to me that those minarchists are trying to collapse communities (through violence, property destruction, civil disobedience, etc.) because they perceive that certain groups within the society are forcing them to live in a system that they don't see as moral.

    Plus, you ignore the fact that minarchy has a much lengthier record of violence against private persons and property than anarchists. How convenient! Man up and quit strawmaning, Theo.

    Caveat: I am not an anarchist myself.
    Quote Originally Posted by Torchbearer
    what works can never be discussed online. there is only one language the government understands, and until the people start speaking it by the magazine full... things will remain the same.
    Hear/buy my music here "government is the enemy of liberty"-RP Support me on Patreon here Ephesians 6:12

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuddyRey View Post
    Those aren't Voluntaryists - they're Communists.
    qft!
    Quote Originally Posted by Torchbearer
    what works can never be discussed online. there is only one language the government understands, and until the people start speaking it by the magazine full... things will remain the same.
    Hear/buy my music here "government is the enemy of liberty"-RP Support me on Patreon here Ephesians 6:12



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