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[–]sawboss 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

If your an anarchist, then you definitely believe in democracy.

I'm not a pure anarchist. I think there is a role for government in protecting individual liberties for the citizenry.

the will of the people.

Framing the state as "the will of the people." Fucking fascist language right there.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Framing the state as "the will of the people." Fucking fascist language right there.

The will of the people, is the will of the people. It's a concept that is states seek to attach to themselves, to gain legitimacy.

Fascism is the corporatatocracy.

[–]sawboss 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I'm disengaging this thread here.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Got nothing, huh?

[–]sawboss 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The discussion is too fragmented to be worthwhile. Original premise is now obscured by debate over meanings of words. Nothing to accomplish by expanding it further. So, I'm letting it drop.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Fragmented, huh?

Something.