Lemdro.id

5 points

2 months ago

Fix the election system.

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Val@lemm.eeOPM

-5 points

2 months ago

How?

In my view any form of elective democracy ultimately undermines peoples own self-actualization. By having voting be the “thing you do to make the country work” it removes all individual responsibility for the state of the society and allows powerful people to manipulate the uneducated masses to their whims. Ultimately leading to fascism.

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3 points

2 months ago

Are you aiming to have 350 million self proclaimed kings that do as they dam will please and think you will be able to have a functioning society with functioning infrastructure and functioning services?

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0 points

2 months ago

And do you think that state of affairs is not one where people will abuse the (lack of) system for their own gains and the detriment of others?

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Val@lemm.eeOPM

-1 points

2 months ago

Anarchy is not the lack of society. It is the lack of authority.
It is not the lack of responsibility.
It is not do whatever you like.

It is society based on strong interpersonal relationships formed and maintained without authority. Everyone is responsible for everyone else and no-one gets to abuse others (as that would be archic).

if you want to read further here is a link: https://anarchistfaq.org/afaq/sectionA.html#seca1

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1 point

2 months ago

Yes, I agree that there are enticing ideas in anarchy. But I can also see that “wholesale” anarchy won’t work in the world we live in. I can see that because the fascists are trying to create anarchy as a state it’s easier for them to abuse.

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t ideas from anarchy worth working with. I’m sure there are ideas from anarchy that could improve society - if they are implemented in a way that works.

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Val@lemm.eeOPM

0 points

2 months ago

fascists are trying to create anarchy as a state

I hope you know how stupid this sentence sounds to me.

Anarchy is the opposition to hierarchy (or just archy if you’re in a hurry). The state is a collection of institutions with the clear purpose of maintaining a divide between the rulers and the ruled. It is by definition archic. Just like capitalism. just like fascism.

The idea that anarchy won’t work in the world we live in comes from a lack of faith in people and the future. Sure it will require effort. It will take time to educate people. But to say it’s impossible is to give up on the idea of a better world.

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