tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post6051388429194465359..comments2023-09-01T03:50:01.667-07:00Comments on Indiscriminate Dust: Anarchism As Useless Political PhilosophyPhilboyd Studgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10926397147880047519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-3019507812254535692012-04-10T02:30:38.406-07:002012-04-10T02:30:38.406-07:00Here's a thought: maybe anarchism is (to sligh...Here's a thought: maybe anarchism is (to slightly mix up what you said) useless political philosophy because no one really believes in it.<br /><br />As I see most people who categorize themselves as anarchists, what they're <i>really</i> saying is <i>"I'm fed up with the present political status quo and I want those in charge of it to be swept away so that I might be let alone."</i><br /><br />They call themselves anarchists because that's the only term that adequately distances themselves from prevailing norms, but that also leaves them within the pale of political debate.<br /><br />Another reason they call themselves anarchists is to distinguish themselves from libertarians, who tend to be adherents of possessing private property - a notion to be eschewed by most "left-leaning" thinkers.<br /><br />I really don't believe that any proponent of anarchism could actually put his or her belief into practice. For starters it would be a world of contradictions, creating a huge governmental edifice whose sole purpose was to prevent the creation of huge governmental edifices.<br /><br />Further, once "established" I don't think people could possibly agree on its form, a state of affairs that would quickly lead to true anarchy, that is, a Hobbesean State of Nature.the pied cow bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07227942344107357027noreply@blogger.com