So... Ron Paul is kind of a Hypocrite

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  1. Demondaze Xenos Scum

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    Lack of state doesn't necessarily mean lack of governance. How the hell have you gotten this far as an advocate of the free-market without even fully understanding the word: Commune? Further more how can you expect people to listen to you if you don't even know what you're arguing against?

    And there's no such thing as an "anarchist state".
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  2. DukeofAwesome Well-Known Member

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    A commune is just a gathering of people who work together. I understand that much. I have never, ever expected anyone to listen to me about my ideology on this forum because everyone is already stuck in their ways. When I said "anarchist state" I meant state as in a form of existence, not a form of government.

    @Lenin Cat I find your utopia of a communist society pretty sub par if it involves any kind of violence. Anarchism adheres to the non-aggression principle.
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    If you understand that much then why would you ask something as silly as "how can communism be anarchist"?

    Also:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commune

    Understand better.

    No it doesn't. Insurrectionist Anarchism has existed way longer than passive Anarchism.
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    Let me rephrase. Anarchism should be non-aggressive.
  5. Demondaze Xenos Scum

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    Socialists don't view class warfare on the part of the workers as an act of aggression, they view it as an act of self-defense. And we are talking about one of the major schools of socialist thought here.
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    I am of the opinion that the socialists who adhere to that school are self-deluding and aggressive people.
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    Probably. I don't know, Lenin Cat is a pretty cool guy as far as reds go.
  8. DukeofAwesome Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, I've never seen anything particularly offensive about him.
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    That's not true at all. There's been passive anarchists since the ideology has existed, same with insurrectionist anarchists. Though passive anarchism wasn't as popular, presumably because it's far cooler to just blow shit up.
  10. Demondaze Xenos Scum

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    Eh.

    Violence was simply the more relevant option. What with the impending international workers uprising inspired by the USSR and all that.
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    Lenin Cat uses Anarchism. It's Super Effective!
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    Lenincat and duke are like complete and utter opposites. Should make for a col debate.
  14. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    They're actually both anarchists, just Duke is an anarcho-capitalist (that's what its called right?) and LeninCat is an anarcho-communist or something like that.
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    Duke is not an anarchist. You can be an anarchist, or you can be a capitalist. You can't be both.

    More commonly referred to by educated capitalists and anarchists alike as "Bat-shit insanity".
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    There is a thing as Anarcho-Captitalism, and I'm not one. I identify as a liberal, or libertarian, but I'm learning more about anarchy.
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    How can anarchic capitalism possibly Exist? Doesn't it defy the basic existence of capitalism in the first place?
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    I don't see how it would. Capitalists don't make a state, they make a business that produces goods or provides services.
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    But capitalism needs a state to exist.

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