Bruce,
That was a remarkable mini-essay on anarchism you posted to CSGnet. Having
myself spent quite a few years as an anarchist activist and theorist, I
thought it worth mentioning that it impressed me.
The only thing which seemed lacking, in the context of Rick Marken's
objection, is greater clarity in stating that some anarchist views are by no
means opposed to coercion per se, they simply oppose *authorized* coercion.
Bakuninist revolutionaries, for example, do not reject coercion. Coercion
is expected to be a major component in successful revolutionary activity.
But it is never to be official, never a matter of authorization, never
mediated by bureaucracy, etc. This was implicit in what you wrote, but
probably too subtle for most readers.
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--
T. Harms
Bend, Oregon
"I think there are such things as psychological ecology,
religious ecology, economic ecology, etc. And none of them
can exist in a vacuum. They're all interrelated. So whenever
we make decisions and put them into effect, we ought to review
and assess all the potential results."
Frank Herbert