Long, long ago, before you were born, before your parents were born – before the society that you live in was born – there was a moment. Everything that is, was not. Everything that ever will will be was no more than a possibility. That moment consisted of nothing and yet it was everything. If all of your dreams, your…
Tag: anarchist
The absurdity of representational government
Yesterday the temperature here in Perth reached 36.4°C. Vividly clear blue skies, a hot breeze and a scorching sun combined to create one of those magical ‘pre-summer’ summer days. Today, the sky is a hazy mix of light blue and wishy washy off-white, two dimensional clouds. The breeze is cool and the interplay between full sun and shadowed cloud cover…
A brief ponder on ‘anarchy’…
For those wanting to gain an insight to the idea of anarchy, a great place to start is Peter Marshall’s book ‘Demanding the Impossible’ (2008, Harper Perennial, London). This tome is very easy to read and quite beautifully organised into easily digested components. Why do I start with a reference to something that most people will not take the time to…
The Armchair Anarachist Handbook
i truly am really, really sorry. Not for the things i have done so much as for the things that i have not done. Not for a lack of understanding of issues that surround me so much as a lack of desire to act on any of those issues. and maybe for being content to sit by and watch others…