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RE: Anarchy is Common Sense. Nature is Property.

in #anarchy6 years ago (edited)

Great post kafka! But I believe you are forgetting some things.

Firstly, even though society as a whole might be near the mindset of living the anarchist way, you´re leaving out the issue of mental (re)evolution.

What do I mean by this? The main thing that prevents us from living in a decentralized way is culture, and revolutionizing culture takes time. The human unconscious mind is a natural system that (over)protects us in every way, so many changes are only attempted a great deal of time after it has already made sense into our conscious minds. That means that while you might feel like you are already there, there are A LOT of people who will resist it just because they don´t feel quite there yet. Its kinda what happened with the industrial revolution. Scratch that, I´ll give you a better example: the communictations revolution. Do you know why grandpa doesn´t use a smartphone even though he can clearly see the benefits of doing so? It´s partly because he feels overwhelmed with all the things he thinks he has to learn to use it, and partly because he´s so used to the old ways that the new ways scare him. Children learn instictually, so children who were exposed to that technology at a very young age learn to use it naturally because it feels natural to them. However, amongst the elder, only the brave enough dare learn how to use it. That is a metaphor for change in society. I believe that as newer generations are more and more exposed to the idea that there are alternative ways out there(like self-governance for example), they will gradually start testing them and using them, but that will take time. I dare say at least 4 generations.
Remember, I´m just looking at this anthropologically, but unless a natural or sociological disaster tears our society´s fabric in half, the whole cycle of change would take at least those 4 generations.

But don´t despair. Even if we don´t see the change we´re rooting for materialized in our lifetime, your work is important in opening the consciousness and belief systems of all those around you.

Kudos to you! Keep doing it!

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A lot of good stuff here. I can't say I disagree. I am not sure I "forgot" those things either, though. Hoping this shift happens sooner than later my friend. Thank you.

Thank you as well for sharing your interesting views! And watch where you´re driving. Filming while driving is dangerous. :P

I have a special camera stand that mimics the movements of a human hand/arm holding a camera. ;) Thanks. I'll keep that in mind, though.

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