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| Inside the weird world of the G8 anarchists |
| 2005-06-28 |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #13 SM - that road ties into...? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-28 21:12 |
| #12 I hear 'ya SM, this fella sounds like he's backing up what is usually BS. Good for him. I have neighbors like that. Nutz, but good neighbors. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-06-28 20:19 |
| #11 Alright, people, alright: I hear you. Good points all. Frank G, actually he did make his own road. Thatâs not a big deal; I did that out at my place too. Out in the desert all it takes is a bobcat and some gravel. Yes, Dreadnought, obviously he didnât refine the metal he uses to make things out of or invent the solar panel. I do believe that he is probably capable of making his own gun powder, but I am also certain he would never share that fact with me. I was merely asserting that I know a guy whose ass seems more or less able to cash the checks his mouth writes, as opposed to these guys who are, for lack of a better word, posers. I would also point out that anarchism is not by any known definition specifically anti-capitalist. These G8 protestors are Marxists who know that the word âanarchyâ sells, so thatâs what they call themselves. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-06-28 15:44 |
| #10 I hear Somalia is nice at this time of year. |
| Posted by: Spacemuppet 2005-06-28 15:14 |
| #9 of course, he's built/paved all the roads his biodeisel truck uses? all the bridges? Thought not |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-28 15:10 |
| #8 diesel pickup truck - I assume that he mined his own bauxite, smelted it into aluminum ore and cast the frame of the vehicle. loads his own ammunition - I assume that he found his own source of saltpetre to manufacture gunpowder and mines his own copper and zinc for the brass casings mills his own gun parts - I'm certain that he manufactured the lathe and other equipment all by his lonesome. supplies own power - no doubt a peerless researcher of the first order who discovered that alternating current was preferable to direct current Sorry to be snarky, but this "world's got nuthing I need" is total crap unless you are willing to live like the tribes in the deepest parts of the Amazon or out in the Andaman Islands. We live the good lives we have to today because we are reaping the hard work and cleverness of those who came before us. These anarchists are idiots because they don't even realize how good they have it. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2005-06-28 15:05 |
| #7 I have a friend whose an anarchist. He lives in a home he built himself in an isolated valley that has its own water, supplies own power using wind and solar, and grows or hunts a good portion of his own food. He has a diesel pickup truck that he runs off of biodiesel, loads his own ammunition, mills his own gun parts, brews his own liquor, and spends his holidays arguing with his son, a local sheriff. Heâs one tough SOB of an old man and, yeah, if you want to engage him in a political discussion is against government in all forms. âWorldâs got nuthing I need nor anything I want.â he once told me. Now, thatâs an ANARCHIST. He is as outside of the system as he can get. These guys are, well, socialist hippies who should just take their welfare check, smoke their âmedicalâ marijuana, and STFU. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-06-28 14:11 |
| #6 These "anarchists" are pretty reliably on the dole in one form or another. Unclear on the concept? |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-06-28 12:10 |
| #5 They don't have an agenda, a goal, or any answers. They simply want to be an irritant, a disruption. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-06-28 10:23 |
| #4 Less anarchists than malcontents and halfwits without focus or the ability to communicate effectively. Sounds like just something to do for the would be do-gooder on summer holidays. The whole protest thing is something of a ritual farce especially the self-proclaimed "anarchists". When questioned about what they are doing and why invariably they find themselves at a real loss for words. It's hard for most of them to articulate what it is as they've given precious little thought to the details. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-06-28 09:43 |
| #3 For anarchists...they sound pretty organized. Is that okay? Doesn't that violate some kind of hippie code? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-06-28 09:26 |
| #2 Solar-powered community, eh? One can only hope for rain! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-06-28 09:04 |
| #1 inside the world of the would-be followers of Jim Jones. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-06-28 09:02 |