joshTue, Nov 27, 2007 interesting post aaron. i find myself more in line with counterform's point of view than yours. while i understand your goals are similar to mine, i agree with much of what counterform says regarding both the negativity and baggage with such words as anarchy.
while there was once a time when anarchy did not have the connotations of chaos and disorder that they do now, there was also once a time when fagot meant a bundle of twigs. these words are so engrained in the vernacular, it is nearly impossible to separate them from their current meaning - wrong or not.
regarding the purpose of this website in the larger picture, counterform also nailed it with
Like Buckminster Fuller has eloquently said, 'Don't fight the system. Rather, create a new one'.
this is exactly what we are attempting to do here. we are not fighting the system. we are "post" the system. we are moving on to create a new one. one with an open discussion and lines of dialogue (much like this) on how to better it for the future.
interesting post aaron. i find myself more in line with counterform's point of view than yours. while i understand your goals are similar to mine, i agree with much of what counterform says regarding both the negativity and baggage with such words as anarchy.
while there was once a time when anarchy did not have the connotations of chaos and disorder that they do now, there was also once a time when fagot meant a bundle of twigs. these words are so engrained in the vernacular, it is nearly impossible to separate them from their current meaning - wrong or not.
regarding the purpose of this website in the larger picture, counterform also nailed it with
this is exactly what we are attempting to do here. we are not fighting the system. we are "post" the system. we are moving on to create a new one. one with an open discussion and lines of dialogue (much like this) on how to better it for the future.