Perhaps it would more correctly be phrased “Can we understand Utopia?” The little cynical guy on my shoulder is beginning to think that the answer is “NO”. When looking at Utopia, many people move to an Anarchist philosophy – seeing the removal of Government as being the ideal outcome. In many ways, the Anarchist model is attractive but have many…
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…
Politics and religion. If there ever was a recipe for friction and dissent, these two would be at the top of the ingredients list. Children and education would have to come a close third. So what happens when you have a major city split down religious lines, about to cast votes in a political contest to see just how religion…
It seems to me that many folks are misunderstanding the role of anarchy, and with it the role of the Armchair Anarchist… Many thanks to Neil for pointing to the Urban Dictionary as a repository of many things cultural and the source of a possible definition… Armchair Anarchist Person of the ‘alternative society’ bent who would claim a…
Here’s a brief piece of piece-meal thinking… If humans are to live together then there will need to be some way of reducing the conflict that arises when two imperfect beings interact, and then to improve that methodology to the point where it will work when you have a lot more than two beings bumping into each other. In an…