Reminded me of an anarchist species in Star Trek and did a Google. Star Trekkies are all a bunch of anarchists apparently.
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If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson) -
Apparently a statist is just about anyone who's not an anarcho-capitalist. WTF is an anarcho-capitalist?
I suspect that this is going to turn into another **** awful Ayn Rand thread: America's new culture war: Free enterprise vs. government control
"Statism" has become a cult-word, used most frequently by people who are in the Ayn Rand cult.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Ancap is just a word to describe anarchists that favour capitalism, as opposed to the version of the word hijacked by anarchists that don't believe in private ownership.Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
I.e. Anarchist should be enough - no rulers (not no rules!) - but because anarchism has come to also mean no private ownership (a bit of a contradiction in my mind) it's become necessary to invent the term anarcho-capitalist.
I prefer the word voluntarist, as it means what it says on the tin with no extra connotations.Comment
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A big clue to spotting what is likely to be bulltulip is when people find it necessary to poison the well in such a fashion.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostComment
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I hope they don't also believe that money should be abolished a la StarTrek!Originally posted by xoggoth View PostComment
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For what it's worth - Ayn Rand despised anarchists (including anarcho-capitalists).Originally posted by darmstadt View PostComment
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My subconscious is annoying. It's got a mind of its own.Comment
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Current dictionary entry for Altruism:Originally posted by pjclarke View PostFTFY.
Dictionary dot reference dot com:
The free dictionary:unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic ).
Sounds exactly like Rand describes it.Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
-- Ayn RandDo not confuse altruism with kindness, good will or respect for the rights of others. These are not primaries, but consequences, which, in fact, altruism makes impossible. The irreducible primary of altruism, the basic absolute, is self-sacrificeComment
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Except one can be altruisic without self-sacrifice.My subconscious is annoying. It's got a mind of its own.Comment
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All these minority groups are cults, I was reading the other day about the SSP branding Socialist Worker a cult, get indoctrinated, sell more papers.
Nobody can seriously suggest there cannot be a form of government, if you do and you promote that view you should be getting treatment.Comment
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