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Checkmate anarchists
(lemmy.nz)
For legal reasons I must clarify this dunk is exclusively for this silly strain of online anarchism I see, where people don't account for things like "supply chains" or "the murderous imperialists that will decend upon you the moment you become a threat to capitalism".
Hell yeah dude, you're 12
At what age does one decide to not defend oneself from an attack?
Bedtimes are authoritarian
Not beating the allegation
I don't want to live in a kill-or-be-killed world, I want to participate in a society run scientifically to suit the needs of everyone and maximize everyone's individual potential.
I feel like this entire discussion - from the initial post all through the comments - is just strawmanning. I never said I want to live in a kill-or-be-killed world. I said that if someone shows up at your home to kill you and take your shit, you can either: defend yourself, call the cops, and/or cower in fear until they kill you. I'm of the belief that even if you believe the cops will save you, your odds are slim they reach you in time. So the idea of police being a 'checkmate' argument is foolish to me. You're either prepared to put up a resistance or you're prepared to die.
But obviously I'd prefer a scenario where nobody shows up to kill anyone. I'm responding to the insane exaggeration of the stupid meme. That's been my point this entire time. It reads to me like someone is arguing against a point that nobody is making in an attempt to dunk on people who don't exist, seemingly because they don't understand their opposition and can't be bothered to try.
We have to contextualize here that the entire conversation on this post is discussing how an anarchist society would function.
Most actual anarchists I've heard primarily believe in reducing reliance on capitalists and government by way of self and local community. That was my initial point.
Anarchist thought is not merely about living in capitalism with anarchist principles, but transitioning to anarchist society.
Anarchist society meaning one where people do not have to rely on capitalism or government. Why is gradually transitioning away from a ruling class of spoiled pedophiles a bad thing?
It doesn't just mean not needing to rely on them, it means the absence of them. Anarchist praxis is near exclusively revolutionary as a consequence.