For Me...""

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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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?

Amyrakunejo · F

@Nibblesnarf

That's exactly what Anarchy is. No government, no mortal-written laws.

Answering your question:
I'd do nothing. No one has that kind of power. Now or ever.

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?

Amyrakunejo · F

@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.