the actual political spectrum.
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Articulate concisely what Edmund Burke has to do with this topic. You do understand there's a difference between say dogs and humans? Or ants and idiots? Who told you to get dressed this morning? What is the name of the cop that follows you around making sure you don't rape or kill anyone? It's a higher form of thinking you may not understand.
Humans are part of nature. Dogs have different hierarchies than humans. All of the universe is a hierarchy of various sorts. Lucky for us there are multiple hierarchies. The janitor at work is a Judo black belt and kicks ass when training at the dojo.
[edit to add] Burke predicted what would happen with the breakdown of legitimate authority in France, in effect, it was the mob, or anarchy. A lot of people died. You are very unknowledgeable about history.
The state of humans in an anarchy is a war of all against all. Read your Hobbes, he's right on that at least.
So you live in a forest? Do you have squirrels on treadmills powering your devices? Who are you to say the "mob" wasn't a legitimate authority if the "mob" consisted of the majority of the people of France?
If you can't be serious, I am wondering why you seem to expect serious replies?
You don't live in "nature" you live above it in an asphalt jungle. Humans have the ability to articulate their thoughts into words animals do not possess this ability, you are using what is called a false dichotomy as an argument.