me:
> what good does this kind of [wild in the streets] stuff do?
Leigh wrote:
> > Turn it around... What good do banks in their current configuration, > > cars, and the mayhem THEY CAUSE do?
me:
> this sure seems like a "two wrongs make a right" fallacy. The banks > are destructive, so let's destroy them. Forgive me if I see that > perspective as infantile nonsense.
Leigh:
'Angry anarchy' has a tendency towards infantilism, but 'rational politics' seems to create mass murderers out of a society's individuals who then spend much of their time denying they are that... Rationalization & denial are forms of infantile, nonsensical behavior too.
What is this "rational politics"? who believes in it and what are its tenets? Is this simply a straw-man argument? Or are you asserting (without taking responsibility) that I believe in this "rational politics"? If so, how is it that anything I say or do "create[s] mass murderers out of a society's individuals"? If so, what kinds of "rationalization & denial" do I engage in? Be SPECIFIC rather than dishing out more vague generalizations. Or is this simply an argument that "since everyone else is fucktup, it's okay for 'angry anarchists' to be that way"? what crap! BTW, the "angry anarchist" is not the opposite of the authoritarian despot. They share a tremendous amount. When the "angry anarchist" bombs a bank, it's not the bank-owners that suffer (after all, they have insurance). Instead, it's the depositors and the taxpayers who pay, along with some borrowers who won't be able to get loans. The bank's stock-owners are covered. No, the "angry anarchist" is simply letting his or her feelings out, imposing any resulting costs on other people. Like the spoiled brat, the "angry anarchist" is dictating to others. It's like the dictator who believes in the value of symbolism but not that of people. Leigh:
There's ALWAYS some way to blow things up.
will there ALWAYS be idiots who believe that blowing things up is a way to solve problems? BTW, does burning down a bank contribute to global warming? -- Jim Devine / "if there's an original thought out there, I could use it right now." -- Bob Dylan & Sam Shepherd.
