mthenke Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Hi there! My name is Matthew Henke, I'm 23, and live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. My academic focus was International Affairs with a concentration in Military-Political Relations, and a minor in Political Science. I'm extremely interested in history (all kinds) and philosophy (all kinds). My world perspective is based on the notion that you can explain the present and even predict the future by understanding the past. I understand the philosophy to be simultaneously the highest and least appreciated form of science. I subscribe to the notion that anarchy is preferable to a state run by violent psychopaths, but I don't claim to have the knowledge of how to implement anarchy in such a way that life won't be 'brutish, nasty, violent, and short'. I think 'Watchmen' was a good movie, but the graphic novel was better. And that about does it. So, hi!
Tyler H Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Hey Matt, welcome. I subscribe to the notion that anarchy is preferable to a state run by violent psychopaths, but I don't claim to have the knowledge of how to implement anarchy in such a way that life won't be 'brutish, nasty, violent, and short'. I thought the same thing when I first came across these ideas, I remember saying with a snort of derision while listening to an Adam Kokesh video "well we can't have no government, pshh". I think much differently now that's for sure. I don't think anarchy can be implemented. The root of violence is childhood trauma; if we make the case for people to raise children peacefully, then in the future people will be less and less susceptible to the lies fed to us by statists to justify a coercive government (redundant). And when the state goes the brutes will go with it. The only way we get an ancap society is when people see the veiled violence of the state. At that point the obvious violence will be rare. There are a lot of great ideas in the books Stef wrote on anarchy - Everyday Anarchy and Practical Anarchy. They really help with dispelling that Mad Max vision that keeps creeping into your head when you first start to digest this stuff. https://freedomainradio.com/free/
Dan Olson Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Hi Matt,Welcome. Have you heard about the book, The Fourth Turning? Your statement above reminded me of the theory presented in the book. If you have read it, what do you think? If not, you'd probably find it interesting. They describe how the generational cycles repeat themselves every 80-100 years. There is a detailed Wikipedia page describing the theory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generational_theory -Dan
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