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@CharlesByrd +9001%

#FreeSpeech does not mean #ConsequenceFreeSpeech!

#Accountability and #Consequences are good, if not what keeps this world from falling into #chaos worse than #warlordism!

https://xkcd.com/1357/

@CharlesByrd +9001%

#FreeSpeech does not mean #ConsequenceFreeSpeech!

#Accountability and #Consequences are good, if not what keeps this world from falling into #chaos worse than #warlordism!

https://xkcd.com/1357/

@CharlesByrd +9001%

#FreeSpeech does not mean #ConsequenceFreeSpeech!

#Accountability and #Consequences are good, if not what keeps this world from falling into #chaos worse than #warlordism!

https://xkcd.com/1357/

@FinalOverdrive *nodds in agreement*

Same with certain #anarchists who just refuse to understand that just abolishing the state will inherently result in #warlordism because people didn't change...

@FinalOverdrive *nodds in agreement*

Same with certain #anarchists who just refuse to understand that just abolishing the state will inherently result in #warlordism because people didn't change...

@FinalOverdrive *nodds in agreement*

Same with certain #anarchists who just refuse to understand that just abolishing the state will inherently result in #warlordism because people didn't change...

@comebackkid44723 @[email protected] @[email protected] So basically either a posse or just #warlordism...

https://mastodon.social/@comebackkid44723/110678886255097856

@comebackkid44723 @HeavenlyPossum @ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs So basically either a posse or just #warlordism...

https://mastodon.social/@comebackkid44723/110678886255097856

@comebackkid44723 @HeavenlyPossum @ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs So basically either a posse or just #warlordism...

https://mastodon.social/@comebackkid44723/110678886255097856

@trans_caracal It's not good, but any form of #Governance will need #enforcement of it's rules, otherwise it'll inevitably be toppled by #Warlordism aka. #Anarchism in the sense of "Tyranny by the Strongest"!

Because #violence is part of the human evolution and at some point, people need to be stopped non-consensually in some form.

However, that doesn't necessitate excessive #PoliceViolence or #Incarceration-for-profit...

@trans_caracal It's not good, but any form of #Governance will need #enforcement of it's rules, otherwise it'll inevitably be toppled by #Warlordism aka. #Anarchism in the sense of "Tyranny by the Strongest"!

Because #violence is part of the human evolution and at some point, people need to be stopped non-consensually in some form.

However, that doesn't necessitate excessive #PoliceViolence or #Incarceration-for-profit...

@trans_caracal It's not good, but any form of #Governance will need #enforcement of it's rules, otherwise it'll inevitably be toppled by #Warlordism aka. #Anarchism in the sense of "Tyranny by the Strongest"!

Because #violence is part of the human evolution and at some point, people need to be stopped non-consensually in some form.

However, that doesn't necessitate excessive #PoliceViolence or #Incarceration-for-profit...

@Void that would basically result in #warlordism and #tyranny of the strong over the weak.

@Void that would basically result in #warlordism and #tyranny of the strong over the weak.

@Void that would basically result in #warlordism and #tyranny of the strong over the weak.

China's Ideological Affinity With Russia Is Over

Much has been made of China’s growing #authoritarianism under Xi, but it is hard to imagine that Xi looks upon the degraded spectacle of Russia with anything less than quiet #contempt.

Xi has famously required members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to study and derive lessons from the demise of the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. His own synoptic assessment of how that erstwhile superpower collapsed is that it lost its nerve, meaning it didn’t have the guts to fight to defend and sustain its own system.

#Putin clearly has the #will to keep #fighting for power, but in the view of Xi, can Putin be said to have a #system #worth #fighting for? China’s own history from the mid-20th century until now says otherwise.

One of the foundational principles of Mao Zedong, whose victory against Nationalists in a long civil war led to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, was that the country’s #military must at all times remain under the clear and unambiguous #control and at the service of the CCP. Every leader since Mao has clung to this line, and none more so than Xi, who has doubled down.

But China’s history holds even older reasons to feel repelled by Russia’s unrelenting decay under Putin. For decades prior to the CCP victory in 1949, the country was constantly riven by #warlordism.

Here is where the spectacle of today’s Russia comes most sharply into critical focus. As if pursuing history in reverse, Putin has increasingly relied on warlords and #militias to shore up his power and pursue strategic goals.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/30/china-russia-ideological-affinity-ukraine-war-putin-xi/

China's Ideological Affinity With Russia Is Over

Much has been made of China’s growing #authoritarianism under Xi, but it is hard to imagine that Xi looks upon the degraded spectacle of Russia with anything less than quiet #contempt.

Xi has famously required members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to study and derive lessons from the demise of the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. His own synoptic assessment of how that erstwhile superpower collapsed is that it lost its nerve, meaning it didn’t have the guts to fight to defend and sustain its own system.

#Putin clearly has the #will to keep #fighting for power, but in the view of Xi, can Putin be said to have a #system #worth #fighting for? China’s own history from the mid-20th century until now says otherwise.

One of the foundational principles of Mao Zedong, whose victory against Nationalists in a long civil war led to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, was that the country’s #military must at all times remain under the clear and unambiguous #control and at the service of the CCP. Every leader since Mao has clung to this line, and none more so than Xi, who has doubled down.

But China’s history holds even older reasons to feel repelled by Russia’s unrelenting decay under Putin. For decades prior to the CCP victory in 1949, the country was constantly riven by #warlordism.

Here is where the spectacle of today’s Russia comes most sharply into critical focus. As if pursuing history in reverse, Putin has increasingly relied on warlords and #militias to shore up his power and pursue strategic goals.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/30/china-russia-ideological-affinity-ukraine-war-putin-xi/

China's Ideological Affinity With Russia Is Over

Much has been made of China’s growing #authoritarianism under Xi, but it is hard to imagine that Xi looks upon the degraded spectacle of Russia with anything less than quiet #contempt.

Xi has famously required members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to study and derive lessons from the demise of the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. His own synoptic assessment of how that erstwhile superpower collapsed is that it lost its nerve, meaning it didn’t have the guts to fight to defend and sustain its own system.

#Putin clearly has the #will to keep #fighting for power, but in the view of Xi, can Putin be said to have a #system #worth #fighting for? China’s own history from the mid-20th century until now says otherwise.

One of the foundational principles of Mao Zedong, whose victory against Nationalists in a long civil war led to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, was that the country’s #military must at all times remain under the clear and unambiguous #control and at the service of the CCP. Every leader since Mao has clung to this line, and none more so than Xi, who has doubled down.

But China’s history holds even older reasons to feel repelled by Russia’s unrelenting decay under Putin. For decades prior to the CCP victory in 1949, the country was constantly riven by #warlordism.

Here is where the spectacle of today’s Russia comes most sharply into critical focus. As if pursuing history in reverse, Putin has increasingly relied on warlords and #militias to shore up his power and pursue strategic goals.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/30/china-russia-ideological-affinity-ukraine-war-putin-xi/

China's Ideological Affinity With Russia Is Over

Much has been made of China’s growing #authoritarianism under Xi, but it is hard to imagine that Xi looks upon the degraded spectacle of Russia with anything less than quiet #contempt.

Xi has famously required members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to study and derive lessons from the demise of the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. His own synoptic assessment of how that erstwhile superpower collapsed is that it lost its nerve, meaning it didn’t have the guts to fight to defend and sustain its own system.

#Putin clearly has the #will to keep #fighting for power, but in the view of Xi, can Putin be said to have a #system #worth #fighting for? China’s own history from the mid-20th century until now says otherwise.

One of the foundational principles of Mao Zedong, whose victory against Nationalists in a long civil war led to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, was that the country’s #military must at all times remain under the clear and unambiguous #control and at the service of the CCP. Every leader since Mao has clung to this line, and none more so than Xi, who has doubled down.

But China’s history holds even older reasons to feel repelled by Russia’s unrelenting decay under Putin. For decades prior to the CCP victory in 1949, the country was constantly riven by #warlordism.

Here is where the spectacle of today’s Russia comes most sharply into critical focus. As if pursuing history in reverse, Putin has increasingly relied on warlords and #militias to shore up his power and pursue strategic goals.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/30/china-russia-ideological-affinity-ukraine-war-putin-xi/

China's Ideological Affinity With Russia Is Over

Much has been made of China’s growing #authoritarianism under Xi, but it is hard to imagine that Xi looks upon the degraded spectacle of Russia with anything less than quiet #contempt.

Xi has famously required members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to study and derive lessons from the demise of the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. His own synoptic assessment of how that erstwhile superpower collapsed is that it lost its nerve, meaning it didn’t have the guts to fight to defend and sustain its own system.

#Putin clearly has the #will to keep #fighting for power, but in the view of Xi, can Putin be said to have a #system #worth #fighting for? China’s own history from the mid-20th century until now says otherwise.

One of the foundational principles of Mao Zedong, whose victory against Nationalists in a long civil war led to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, was that the country’s #military must at all times remain under the clear and unambiguous #control and at the service of the CCP. Every leader since Mao has clung to this line, and none more so than Xi, who has doubled down.

But China’s history holds even older reasons to feel repelled by Russia’s unrelenting decay under Putin. For decades prior to the CCP victory in 1949, the country was constantly riven by #warlordism.

Here is where the spectacle of today’s Russia comes most sharply into critical focus. As if pursuing history in reverse, Putin has increasingly relied on warlords and #militias to shore up his power and pursue strategic goals.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/30/china-russia-ideological-affinity-ukraine-war-putin-xi/

@trz4747 yeah, and I think these folks basically make #anarchism bad and by wanting a violent collapse are basically #SocialDrwinists without the spine to admit that their ideas are essentially #warlordism of the #Somalia kind...

@trz4747 yeah, and I think these folks basically make #anarchism bad and by wanting a violent collapse are basically #SocialDrwinists without the spine to admit that their ideas are essentially #warlordism of the #Somalia kind...

@trz4747 yeah, and I think these folks basically make #anarchism bad and by wanting a violent collapse are basically #SocialDrwinists without the spine to admit that their ideas are essentially #warlordism of the #Somalia kind...

@muzikant @rbreich @TenaciousUnicornRanch

In an ideal world, noone would need arms at all.

But since neither the state will disarm itself nor would it be acceptable to live under #warlordism where the strong prey on the weak through violence and blunt force, people have a right to defend their inalienable rights to exist and act in self- and mutual defense.

For real tho...

@muzikant @rbreich @TenaciousUnicornRanch

In an ideal world, noone would need arms at all.

But since neither the state will disarm itself nor would it be acceptable to live under #warlordism where the strong prey on the weak through violence and blunt force, people have a right to defend their inalienable rights to exist and act in self- and mutual defense.

For real tho...

@[email protected] Then you have no rules and laws whatsoever, meaning pure #warlordism of the #Somalia kind:

Where the strong prey, abuse and kill the weak with neither accountability nor consequences in sight.

Sounds even more fucked up and social-darwinist to me than the most paywalled system there is.

@ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs Then you have no rules and laws whatsoever, meaning pure #warlordism of the #Somalia kind:

Where the strong prey, abuse and kill the weak with neither accountability nor consequences in sight.

Sounds even more fucked up and social-darwinist to me than the most paywalled system there is.

@ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs Then you have no rules and laws whatsoever, meaning pure #warlordism of the #Somalia kind:

Where the strong prey, abuse and kill the weak with neither accountability nor consequences in sight.

Sounds even more fucked up and social-darwinist to me than the most paywalled system there is.

@FarmingWarMech @saraislet @[email protected]

So to come back at the core point:
#Anarchism is the #dictatorship of the #powerful & #violent, resulting in #Warlordism.

Or to put it into simple words:
1. Chaos causes insecurity
2. Band together to increase your chances
3. Grow past manageable size
4. Elect a leader to better manage
5. You have a fucking government

https://kolektiva.social/@void/109544995359494441

@FarmingWarMech @saraislet @void

So to come back at the core point:
#Anarchism is the #dictatorship of the #powerful & #violent, resulting in #Warlordism.

Or to put it into simple words:
1. Chaos causes insecurity
2. Band together to increase your chances
3. Grow past manageable size
4. Elect a leader to better manage
5. You have a fucking government

https://kolektiva.social/@void/109544995359494441

@[email protected] true, but how do you get #consensus and not decay into #warlordism?

Cuz some things need to be decided - either directly or indirectly...

Also if you don't have a #state, you have other constructs taking over the role of it.

Even if it's just a family, clan, tribe, communé, gang, etc.

@void true, but how do you get #consensus and not decay into #warlordism?

Cuz some things need to be decided - either directly or indirectly...

Also if you don't have a #state, you have other constructs taking over the role of it.

Even if it's just a family, clan, tribe, communé, gang, etc.

@void true, but how do you get #consensus and not decay into #warlordism?

Cuz some things need to be decided - either directly or indirectly...

Also if you don't have a #state, you have other constructs taking over the role of it.

Even if it's just a family, clan, tribe, communé, gang, etc.