Without individual minds interacting, agreeing, disagreeing, debating, and clashing with each other, there can never be any hope for an even remotely peaceful society. The reason for this being that coerced collectivism must by necessity result in the maximization of the potential for violent conflict.
This potential is maximized under forced collectivism because the will of one individual, or a few individuals, can never accurately reflect the unique wants, needs, and wills of billions of other individuals. This results in conflict, and often, if dissent is encountered, violent conflict.
Forced collectivism also cannot accurately or effectively deal with the reality of scarcity and the need for resources, where minimum violence and the sustenance and nourishment of life is held as a value.
The message?
BE YOURSELF, OR SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO DO IT FOR YOU.
BE YOURSELF.
TO BE SOMEONE YOU ARE NOT IS TO NOT ONLY HARM YOURSELF, BUT THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY!!!
Why?
You have a singularly unique and inimitable perspective that can serve as a guide for your fellow individual, just as theirs might serve as a welcome guide for you and your life. In this sense, we are a decentralized network of independent and interdependent individuals. Kind of like a blockchain, but with humans.
~KafkA
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True Anarchy 01: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUST
True Anarchy 02: THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY
Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)
