What would your polictical party be? Should we abolish the political spectrum?

Originally posted by Bardock42
I don't really think the spectrum gives a good few. A Compass is better. A room maybe even more.

a little bit back on topic

I agree with this

especially the way the political spectrum pigeon holes political parties to sort of have predictable beliefs about issues, and almost forces polarization on issues.

Like, to be a conservative, it isn't ok to just say, "The economy needs as much consideration as the environment when deciding what to do about climate change", one has to believe that global warming isn't happening (ok, so the example is a little dated, but I am illustrating a point).

Originally posted by Bardock42
Wisdom isn't what it used to be, is it?

Of course the character who said this just finished forcing a teenage girl to eat doodoo and drink pee.

Things you agree with. So you must agree with his assertion.

Originally posted by BackFire
Of course the character who said this just finished forcing a teenage girl to eat doodoo and drink pee.

Things you agree with. So you must agree with his assertion.

You're just for anarchy so you can legally rape children.

I'm right there with you.

Originally posted by BackFire
You're just for anarchy so you can legally rape children.

I'm right there with you.

But then who'd stop people from killing the killers?

Originally posted by BackFire
But then who'd stop people from killing the killers?

admittedly, there are shortcomings...

You mean militia and the cops?

This sounds a lot like detroit.

Originally posted by BackFire
You mean militia and the cops?

This sounds a lot like detroit.

Originally posted by lord xyz
People don't agree?

Exactly my point.

Originally posted by Bardock42
But for one because governments have the extreme tendency to become bigger not smaller. Another would be because people need a lot of time to understand how living in an anarchist society works, like you for example, who can not conceive of it. Not sure what the question means though, obviously not every system that is workable has happened, nor is every system that happened workable.

I don't need to understand how to live in an anarchist society because it will never happen, nor do I ever wish to live in one.

If the government was abolished and this revealed itself to work, then fine. It won't, and I do not see any logical reason as to why it would.

It's not like governments don't work.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri

I don't need to understand how to live in an anarchist society because it will never happen, nor do I ever wish to live in one.

If the government was abolished and this revealed itself to work, then fine. It won't, and I do not see any logical reason as to why it would.

It's not like governments don't work.

-AC

Originally posted by Bardock42
Basically. If the cops were privately paid for instead of by taxes.

And they'd be more effective than the cops we have now?

Originally posted by BackFire
And they'd be more effective than the cops we have now?

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
It's not like governments don't work.

lol

I think most anarchists would agree there are some things governments are highly effective at

like, giving themselves more money and power?

Originally posted by inimalist
lol

I think most anarchists would agree there are some things governments are highly effective at

like, giving themselves more money and power?

And who'd pay for it? Private citizens I know.

But what if you don't pay for it? Do you get no protection?

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Exactly my point.
-AC

Originally posted by BackFire
And who'd pay for it? Private citizens I know.

But what if you don't pay for it? Do you get no protection?

So it would go from how it is now, from "pay for it or else" to "pay for it or else"?