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I am a Cautious Progressivist Anarchist.

I don't believe all progress is good or even that all progress is actually progress. I always look deeper and read between the lines, and I never take what anyone says as fact without looking further into it. I'm one of those kinds of people that gets put on 'watchlists' because I am a danger to the Authoritarian bullshit.

Democrats, Republicans, Independents, you are all part of the problem, but not the core of the problem. Politico-religious gambits are the core of society's issues, and that's part of the reason why my homeland does not have any form of government.

Don't like what's going on? Voting won't help you. Praying to some deity whose existence has never been proven won't help you aside from the placebo effect.

"Libtard"

People who say this: You know how stupid you sound, do you not? (do you care?)

Yes, I believe in progress when it is good for all, and bountiful both short and long term. Otherwise, it is basically sugar cream.
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Idealism is hard work.

And requires subversion of desires to the larger good.

Latte or Mocha?
@wistful Trust is hard work, indeed, yet at the same time, if you don't think about it and just go with it, it flows so easily.

Café au laít, s'il vous plait.
Oui @Amyrakunejo, et voila, cela peut être fait facilement.

I agree with you on gaining trust being hard work. I tend to be skeptical of most new things, including relationships- not because they are prone to fail. But because as the surface can be smooth and glasslike, while beneath, can lie a torrent of ills and all consuming need.
@wistful Not just gaining, but retaining, with retaining being harder.

Yet, at the same time, I take one look at how well my hometown, my homeland has done just running autonomously on trust and open trade...
Nibblesnarf · 31-35, M
I'm gonna probe to try to understand what you mean by "Anarchy". The term is often understood to mean a total absence of governing bodies. Other common meanings may exist too.

Suppose the existing social and political order were erased, and you were given sole power to recreate society as you saw fit. What would your endgame look like?
Nibblesnarf · 31-35, M
@Amyrakunejo I'll probe a little further. If it's not clear, I really am just curious and trying to understand your thoughts.

It is, I think, inevitable that humans will cluster up and form communities. Suppose that one resident of a lawless community kills another. The rest of the community agrees unanimously that there was no good reason for the killing. They take collective action to punish the killer.

Do you support this collective action, not as a matter of law, but on some other grounds?
@Nibblesnarf That is how my homeland handles things.

Of course, caveats apply. In a fair duel, death of one or more participants is not off the table, and as such is not seen as punishable (doesn't mean it won't attract scorn and possibly retribution from another party on down the road though). Handling disputes via dueling is common practice.

We prefer exile over imprisonment, and productive exile over all else.
Nibblesnarf · 31-35, M
@Amyrakunejo I see. Thanks - this is the info I was looking for.
GrindMind · 46-50, M
I’d like some sugar cream; sounds yummy.
GrindMind · 46-50, M
Wow, libtards can ruin a wet dream. 😂 (Sorry) @Amyrakunejo
@GrindMind The power of vocal/written language is often lost in translation.

English is such an odd language...
GrindMind · 46-50, M
I lost my keys once; they were in my hand the whole time, so I know what you mean. @Amyrakunejo
Any authority or form of governance too must have the mandate of people in a true democracy. World is yet to see such a democracy. Elections are just a sham and a mundane ritual.
@in10RjFox Elections are a sham indeed. A scam would be even more accurate, especially since the Electoral College exists.
@Amyrakunejo 😄🤣 True.. also a Racket which usually applied for fraudulent schemes / activities, where it was legalised to make it legal ..
Tres13 · 56-60, M
DownTheStreet · 56-60, M
Let me know when you have some life experience
@DownTheStreet Let me know when you're done being sarcastic.
Zonuss · 46-50, M
Why don't you believe in God. 🙂
@Zonuss Because I already know that 'God' doesn't exist.

At least, not in the form that the Church and State want everyone to believe.

'God' is really TV Propaganda.

 
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