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Subject: [OM] Re: Anarchy [was: Re: #232]
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:07:54 +1000
I had hoped that the irony would be identified by the final comment  
but...
No they are not the same.
Lawlessness has a pejorative sense and is not the same as 'without  
laws'. Anarchists certainly do not consider a lawless society, but  
rather one that is governed on the basis of small 'beta' units rather  
than centralised government. They existed (and still do to some  
extent) in the Spanish communes during the civil war and it was the  
Communists that destroyed them, being committed to centralised  
socialism. Communities that made up their own minds on the basis of  
free and local votes were seen as a serious threat by both sides.
The best recent examples are anarcho-syndicalist organisations,  
companies where the workers have engineered a buy-out and taken over,  
running the corporation themselves on a communal basis and hiring a  
management. The credit union that I belong to (and own a share in) is  
an example of a bank run in this way.
Of course there were some anarchists who felt that this form of  
organisation could be best brought about by striking at the heart of  
centralised power - the assassination of Arch-Duke Ferdinand is a  
good example. It took Gramsci to point out that in times of civil  
disorder and anomie, it is the fascists who succeed. They, after all,  
don't have to wait for a vote and can offer security by 'discovering'  
scapegoats.

In our terms, the more the photography market becomes unsettled, the  
more likely Canon is to win.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 22/07/2007, at 7:14 PM, Moose wrote:

>> I agree. Politicians and vernacular usage tend to define "anarchy" as
>> "lawlessness." But it also means "freedom from government."
>>
> Taking no position pro or con on anarchism here. Aren't those two
> definitions tautologically identical, but approached from different
> viewpoints?



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