| Brent Saner on 25 Nov 2007 21:05:06 -0000 |
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actually, and i suspect i'll get a lot of on- and off-thread flaming for this, i'm a theistic anarchist (explain it in a bit) and willful non-voter. theistic anarchy is, as close as i can draw an analogy, a lot like tribalism with a bit of religious beliefs mixed in. the basis of this is the notion that people are, frankly, idiots and we do a poor job of ruling ourselves and should be more worried about community and social care instead of setting up a bureaucracy and formal legislation system. i'm pretty orthodox quaker, so pacifism is a BIG part of making it all "work." will it all happen, at least in my lifetime? heck no. but it's what i believe in and support. as far as the willful non-voting, i've always believed that voting is NOT about "picking the lesser evil" but about picking who you support as a political figure. since i don't support the idea of one man ruling over another/group of people, well. you can understand why i don't vote, i think. :) but i suppose it'd definitely be up there with brian's theory; i'm pretty left (i'm waaaay left, i suppose). if you have any questions about what i've said, i'd love to entertain them off-list. :) -- Brent Saner 215.264.0112(cell) 215.362.7696(residence) http://www.thenotebookarmy.org Bill Gates is to hacking as Sid Vicious was to the Sex Pistols: no talent, everyone hates him, and he's just in it for the fame and money. ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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