Seeing as cities are the basis of economic prosperity, the very root of civilization, why not? And why would an anarchist be opposed to a resurgence of localism? Let people govern themselves.
Modern Constitutional Convention and its Ramifications
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Seeing as cities are the basis of economic prosperity, the very root of civilization, why not? And why would an anarchist be opposed to a resurgence of localism? Let people govern themselves.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Yeah! Let's go all the way back to feudal times. I, for one, support sena- Baron HonestFace, vassal of Count Mr. Rogers, who in turn is a vassal of Duke Bush Jr. And Baron HonestFace isn't vassal of Duke Bush Jr.
State's rights aren't just the road to serfdom; they're the road to feudalism paved with peasant bones.
Hyperbole aside, the state's rights, when took to the extreme do give a feudalism vibe.
If vassalage is your fear, consider it realized. How many communities have been turned into colonies, with giant box stores on them, destroying all but boutique local firms and sending its money to distant places? What can people in an ordinary city do without having to look to layers upon layers of government and bureaucracy? How many people are free to live their lives, supporting themselves through their own self-directed labor instead of being reduced to servile employment to someone else, or equally emasculating dependency on the welfare state?
I am.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
I don't think he was actually taking a poll.
Moderator Action: I just tried to, but I'm on mobile and the Tapatalk moderating capabilites are quirky. No idea if it worked or not.
EDIT: looks like it stuck.
EDIT: looks like it stuck.
Hygro
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Sigh, I always get right to the good part with budget-balancers and that's when they bail on me 
Hygro
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Hail 
My point was that things are not nearly as bad as he was making it seem. He was trying to make the point that we have already returned to a feudal society and that is just a gross hyperbole not worthy of a serious response.
I was also trying to point out that the system is working for me right now so I have no reason to oppose it. I have a very comfortable life and at no point in my slow climb to where I am now did any shadowy government or corporate force try to "keep me down".
Sure things are far from perfect anywhere in the world and things do seem to be getting worse; but I am getting a little sick and tired of all the hyperbole being thrown around about how oppressive our society is. Things suck, but there are still plenty of opportunities out there for people to succeed.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
Did you ever consider that your experiences might not be absolutely representative of everyone everywhere?
I'm pretty sure you've just become a textbook example of how ideology works in practice.
What!? You mean not everyone has lived the exact same life as myself? Outrage I say!
Anyway, no I don't think my experience is representative of everyone everywhere, but I think there are enough people like me to demonstrate the claim that the US has reverted to a feudal society is flat out false and borders on irresponsible hyperbole. Feudal societies had almost zero upward social or economic mobility. While social/economic mobility is a lot more difficult now than it used to be, the average citizen still has a pretty decent shot of improving their circumstances.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
So are you just learning that rhetoric is a thing or what?
No just getting tired of it.
EDIT: Especially conservative rhetoric. It has just become so dishonest, alarmist, and just so...wrong that I can't stand listening to it or reading it.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
Well, that's how a lot of folk are feeling about capitalism.
Yeah, and I'm one of them. But capitalism isn't going away anytime soon so I figure why not use the system to make sure me and mine are taken care of?
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
See, now you're not even talking about the same thing.
Hygro
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Traitorfish, you're ascribing him positions he doesn't have. Interpolation, mannn
For example, he never said he's sick and tired that capitalism is described as an oppressive force, he said said he's tired of how it's described, i.e. that it's universally terrible.
For example, he never said he's sick and tired that capitalism is described as an oppressive force, he said said he's tired of how it's described, i.e. that it's universally terrible.
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