Individualists hate statists. They want to be left alone.
But the largest weapon of force is the state.
Therefore Individualists must become statists to destroy statists. At which point they themselves become statist and compromise by living under a state system that doesn't hate its own people as much. For example a white Aryan German living under Nazi rule is preferable to a white gentile Aryan German living under Jew Marxist rule.
Others argue that there are solutions, but they are individual and community, and not a political party or ideology that can magically change it all for the better.
The leftist Marxist Communists hold the power of the state.
They call us fascists because their power hinges upon WWII propaganda.
Should we embrace the term "fascists"?
Libertarians and Anarchists just want to be left alone. Communist Regressives are NEVER GOING TO LEAVE YOU ALONE. So what choice does that leave you than to put a boot on their necks and burn them?
What does that get you, though? Would that advance your goals? Do you know what your goals are?
Not being a dick, these are the questions you need to ask yourself.
One thing most people don't realize is that the nation states are just the largest gangs, though not necessarily the most powerful. No matter what, with our species, groups will always form, alliances will be made, competition for resources will happen.
If you didn't have a "government", you would still have gangs that dominated regions, and protected their people and resources within their borders when it is advantageous to do so. Look anywhere in the third world now, or anywhere in history. There is no way around that.
There is also no way around power tending towards centralization. But it ebbs and flows between more centralization and more decentralization. The things that lead to decentralization are revolutions (whether organic or manufactured), the system becoming too complex and collapsing, it becoming economically advantageous for the ruling class to allow decentralization, new and unexpected competition, war between factions/gangs, etc.
But after any decentralization settles, the trend toward centralization resumes because that is the nature of humans with power. And it is always done under the guise of safety, security and benefit for all.
You can't stop this pattern, it is baked into our species genetically.
What you can do, and should do, is to understand what is beneficial for you and people like you, lay out the incremental path that would lead to where you want to be, and begin work on accomplishing those steps.
Yes, centralized power that is centered around one group can often be a net positive for the people.
Sometimes that lasts and sometimes it doesn't. Many monarchies in history have been great for their people, many have been awful. The same can be said about dencentralization. It can be great for some, not great for others, it can be great for all for some period of time but then things will naturally centralize again.
My feeling is that right now power is being centralized at a level never before seen. They are going for absolutely everything. Where in the past there has always been an alternative, or a competitor, they seem to be eliminating it all.
My feeling is that an alternative system needs to exist to counter this, and that there is no way to defeat the existing system head on. That competition will lead to a decentralization that will be better for most of us.
But again, nothing lasts forever. These battles are always and will always be fought.
What a conundrum
Individualists hate statists. They want to be left alone.
But the largest weapon of force is the state.
Therefore Individualists must become statists to destroy statists. At which point they themselves become statist and compromise by living under a state system that doesn't hate its own people as much. For example a white Aryan German living under Nazi rule is preferable to a white gentile Aryan German living under Jew Marxist rule.
Others argue that there are solutions, but they are individual and community, and not a political party or ideology that can magically change it all for the better.
Do you agree?
The leftist Marxist Communists hold the power of the state.
They call us fascists because their power hinges upon WWII propaganda.
Should we embrace the term "fascists"?
Libertarians and Anarchists just want to be left alone. Communist Regressives are NEVER GOING TO LEAVE YOU ALONE. So what choice does that leave you than to put a boot on their necks and burn them?
What does that get you, though? Would that advance your goals? Do you know what your goals are?
Not being a dick, these are the questions you need to ask yourself.
One thing most people don't realize is that the nation states are just the largest gangs, though not necessarily the most powerful. No matter what, with our species, groups will always form, alliances will be made, competition for resources will happen.
If you didn't have a "government", you would still have gangs that dominated regions, and protected their people and resources within their borders when it is advantageous to do so. Look anywhere in the third world now, or anywhere in history. There is no way around that.
There is also no way around power tending towards centralization. But it ebbs and flows between more centralization and more decentralization. The things that lead to decentralization are revolutions (whether organic or manufactured), the system becoming too complex and collapsing, it becoming economically advantageous for the ruling class to allow decentralization, new and unexpected competition, war between factions/gangs, etc.
But after any decentralization settles, the trend toward centralization resumes because that is the nature of humans with power. And it is always done under the guise of safety, security and benefit for all.
You can't stop this pattern, it is baked into our species genetically.
What you can do, and should do, is to understand what is beneficial for you and people like you, lay out the incremental path that would lead to where you want to be, and begin work on accomplishing those steps.
Yes, centralized power that is centered around one group can often be a net positive for the people. Sometimes that lasts and sometimes it doesn't. Many monarchies in history have been great for their people, many have been awful. The same can be said about dencentralization. It can be great for some, not great for others, it can be great for all for some period of time but then things will naturally centralize again.
My feeling is that right now power is being centralized at a level never before seen. They are going for absolutely everything. Where in the past there has always been an alternative, or a competitor, they seem to be eliminating it all.
My feeling is that an alternative system needs to exist to counter this, and that there is no way to defeat the existing system head on. That competition will lead to a decentralization that will be better for most of us.
But again, nothing lasts forever. These battles are always and will always be fought.
Wow, what a rambling mess this was. Sorry :)