Yes, something like that. But in case of governments we have a few sources of threat, while without the governments we have millions sources of threat, half of which are completely crazy.
I think the point theyre making is that our current system has a consolidation of threat. We know the exact names of every one in the 1% and government agents advertise their affiliation. In an anarchist society, every member of your current community and every outside community has to now be assessed for their likelihood to take up arms and become a threat.
In our current system, the government functions as the biggest fish. If any one person or group attempts to exert their will on the masses without the government’s approval, they become a big enough fish for the government to eat them. We in turn are the fish that survive by hiding in the shadows of the shark, too small to be a meal and too weak to exist without it, but safe from the larger dangers of the sea. To kill the shark would mean every fish bigger than us is now dangerous.
Yes, something like that. But in case of governments we have a few sources of threat, while without the governments we have millions sources of threat, half of which are completely crazy.
What extra sources of threats do you imagine with a people led system vs a ruling class led system?
The exact same threats exist.
I think the point theyre making is that our current system has a consolidation of threat. We know the exact names of every one in the 1% and government agents advertise their affiliation. In an anarchist society, every member of your current community and every outside community has to now be assessed for their likelihood to take up arms and become a threat.
In our current system, the government functions as the biggest fish. If any one person or group attempts to exert their will on the masses without the government’s approval, they become a big enough fish for the government to eat them. We in turn are the fish that survive by hiding in the shadows of the shark, too small to be a meal and too weak to exist without it, but safe from the larger dangers of the sea. To kill the shark would mean every fish bigger than us is now dangerous.
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