tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post4399672846468643797..comments2023-09-24T08:04:06.909-04:00Comments on FSK's Guide to Reality: Common FSK TopicsFSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903396202330950362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-57131068587270830562009-01-26T12:24:00.000-05:002009-01-26T12:24:00.000-05:00I'd like to see you write about why you think the ...I'd like to see you write about why you think the state exists. What fundamentally causes a state, and why does 99% of the population praise it's function (ya, they argue over what it should do, but almost everyone believes that it is necessary). <BR/><BR/>(Some of my thoughts...)<BR/><BR/>We will never have an anarchist society unless people start believing that we do not need to coerce people into behaving. I believe agorism is the best way to bring about the downfall of the existing state, but if people don't believe that coercion is immoral, then I don't think agorism can get enough steam to actually topple the state.<BR/><BR/>When you start talking about coercion as being immoral, you add tons of other problems that people have to deal with. The idea of coercion as being a good thing runs through every foundation of society: the family, the state, and religion. Getting someone to say "ya, taxes are immoral, I'm an anarchist" is one thing, but getting them to believe that forcing someone to do anything is immoral is quite another. I think there are two fronts to the war, the philosophical(coercion is immoral) and the utilitarian (how anarchism would work/agorism). I see you focused more on the utilitarian side, and would like to at least hear some stuff on philosophy side, and how you think we can win on that end. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps you should talk about coercion being immoral, if you assert that. And I'm not talking about just a gun pointed at someone, but all the interactions we have with people on a non voluntary basis. I would include such things as being passive aggressive to my wife to get her to do something, or yelling at my kids to get them to clean their room as coercion, and immoral/abusive. Most people (especially those who assert the state is moral), will also assert that coercion, unless actually physically violent, is moral. Spanking my child is deemed moral, or giving my wife the cold shoulder is moral, or yelling at my employees at work is moral. If we believe these tactics are moral, there is a zero chance of any anarchist/agorist strategy working. People fall into abuser/abused relationship so naturally, and think that's a good thing, so the idea of chucking the state makes no sense. You might as well tell them god doesn't exist (if they are religious), or that yelling at their kid is wrong. <BR/><BR/>So I have some of my own thoughts, I'd like to hear some of your commentary on that subject. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-33916666787115479692009-01-25T15:52:00.000-05:002009-01-25T15:52:00.000-05:00Great post! This is the type of thing you could p...Great post! This is the type of thing you could put as an introduction page to this blog, perhaps once you make your server move. One suggestion I have is to put links to as many of your posts as possible in this post. Several of your points in the ordered list did not have links to relevant posts. Readers new and old would really like to be able to go directly to the more specific posts without having to search for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-49731142946666637882009-01-25T13:00:00.000-05:002009-01-25T13:00:00.000-05:00FSK,The drop in December was due to the christmas ...FSK,<BR/><BR/>The drop in December was due to the christmas season. I had the same affect. Folks were busy worrying with family and corporate consumption. In regards to your articles.. have you paid attention to the situation in iceland with the collapse of their economy. I'm gonna do a little more research on the subject but thought it was worth looking at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com