I look forward to someday being able to chat more quickly about your views on private property, rather than through the slowness of snail mail. This abolition of private property seems to me to be one of the basic ideas behind anarchism, and I just can't see it, nor get behind it.
Does theft exist, to an anarchist? Is theft not violence? Is it only land that is to be shared communally? What about houses? Is my time not my own? What about my own work? Can I not claim the fruits of my own labour as my own?
If land were communal, and I could chop down the trees I needed to build my own house, and plant my own garden, would I have no claim to the result of my labour? Could another family move into the house I built and crowd me out? Could my neighbours come and harvest my garden in the night and I would have no recourse?
These are the basic questions that always seem to be glossed over in anarchic writings, but without answers to them, anarchy seems like a house of cards to me.
If property exists, then (potentially violent) defense of property must also exist, in order to preserve it. If property does not exist, then I am a slave to the first evildoer who knocks on my door and walks away with years of effort.
I think the concept of property is necessary, in order to demonstrate that theft is wrong. And if theft is wrong, then it is not wrong to punish it justly, and such punishment is necessary until the last thief disappears from the earth. Anarchists cry loudly against the government and the power it uses, but I hear very little cry against theft. Why is this?
So after reading your comment on "Stay" I ventured over to youtube to see if it was there. Nice song. :-) There doesn't seem to be an official video for it yet.
Miley is a bit of a puzzle to me, but a fun puzzle to watch.
I recently took at look at her "Wrecking Ball" video. I noticed there were actually two versions of it: the main one with her nakedly riding a wrecking ball that seems to conflict with the lyrics of the song, and a "director's cut" which has no wrecking ball at all. I thought the director's cut version was much more powerful. But either way, I liked the song.
After watching both videos a few (dozen?) times, I started to fancy myself as a director, and wonder how I would have crafted the video. The main video makes no sense to me. If the lyrics have any meaning, it's the wrecking ball itself that should explode, not the wall. And that would have been a cool video, if Miley was on a TV screen inside the wrecking ball, and the ball shattered at the end of the video against a solid brick wall. Oh well. Nobody asks me about these things.
I figured you may appreciate my critique, and so I pass it along for your enjoyment. :-)
There might be another argument for isolationism: humility, or at least a recognition of our own limitations. Sometimes barging in on a problem with the best of intentions does nothing helpful.
Ernesto Sirolli gave a TED talk about humanitarian aid, and how little good it does, and how it can even harm. To my knowledge, it is in video format only, so I can't easily share it. His solution was to "shut up and listen." Be ready to give to those who really want help, especially those who have a passion for doing something productive (i.e. feed the entrepreneurial spirit), but otherwise stay out of the way.
So I would hesitate to look down on those who seem to be isolationist. They may have already tried the altruistic road.
As for the answer to division by zero, it is undefined.
Wikipedia states it more clearly:
"In mathematics, division by zero is division where the divisor (denominator) is zero. Such a division can be formally expressed as a/0 where a is the dividend (numerator). In ordinary arithmetic, the expression has no meaning, as there is no number which, multiplied by 0, gives a (assuming a≠0), and so division by zero is undefined. Since any number multiplied by zero is zero, the expression 0/0 has no defined value and is called an indeterminate form."
Lacuna Coil was formed in 1994 and they are from Milan Italy. They have sold over 2 million albums. Any other ?'s please feel free to ask. I can Google your ?'s instantly on my phone and reply in less than a second.
Hey are you the Robert Pezecca from Lower Bucks County, PA ? I remember you...If your that "Rob" I was in Bucks County With You on C-Block back in 1998.
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I look forward to someday being able to chat more quickly about your views on private property, rather than through the slowness of snail mail. This abolition of private property seems to me to be one of the basic ideas behind anarchism, and I just can't see it, nor get behind it.
Does theft exist, to an anarchist? Is theft not violence? Is it only land that is to be shared communally? What about houses? Is my time not my own? What about my own work? Can I not claim the fruits of my own labour as my own?
If land were communal, and I could chop down the trees I needed to build my own house, and plant my own garden, would I have no claim to the result of my labour? Could another family move into the house I built and crowd me out? Could my neighbours come and harvest my garden in the night and I would have no recourse?
These are the basic questions that always seem to be glossed over in anarchic writings, but without answers to them, anarchy seems like a house of cards to me.
If property exists, then (potentially violent) defense of property must also exist, in order to preserve it. If property does not exist, then I am a slave to the first evildoer who knocks on my door and walks away with years of effort.
I think the concept of property is necessary, in order to demonstrate that theft is wrong. And if theft is wrong, then it is not wrong to punish it justly, and such punishment is necessary until the last thief disappears from the earth. Anarchists cry loudly against the government and the power it uses, but I hear very little cry against theft. Why is this?
- Chris
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Miley is a bit of a puzzle to me, but a fun puzzle to watch.
I recently took at look at her "Wrecking Ball" video. I noticed there were actually two versions of it: the main one with her nakedly riding a wrecking ball that seems to conflict with the lyrics of the song, and a "director's cut" which has no wrecking ball at all. I thought the director's cut version was much more powerful. But either way, I liked the song.
After watching both videos a few (dozen?) times, I started to fancy myself as a director, and wonder how I would have crafted the video. The main video makes no sense to me. If the lyrics have any meaning, it's the wrecking ball itself that should explode, not the wall. And that would have been a cool video, if Miley was on a TV screen inside the wrecking ball, and the ball shattered at the end of the video against a solid brick wall. Oh well. Nobody asks me about these things.
I figured you may appreciate my critique, and so I pass it along for your enjoyment. :-)
- Chris
Ernesto Sirolli gave a TED talk about humanitarian aid, and how little good it does, and how it can even harm. To my knowledge, it is in video format only, so I can't easily share it. His solution was to "shut up and listen." Be ready to give to those who really want help, especially those who have a passion for doing something productive (i.e. feed the entrepreneurial spirit), but otherwise stay out of the way.
So I would hesitate to look down on those who seem to be isolationist. They may have already tried the altruistic road.
- Chris
As for the answer to division by zero, it is undefined.
Wikipedia states it more clearly:
"In mathematics, division by zero is division where the divisor (denominator) is zero. Such a division can be formally expressed as a/0 where a is the dividend (numerator). In ordinary arithmetic, the expression has no meaning, as there is no number which, multiplied by 0, gives a (assuming a≠0), and so division by zero is undefined. Since any number multiplied by zero is zero, the expression 0/0 has no defined value and is called an indeterminate form."
- Chris
Transcribed your poem. Sad one ...
What did break your heart?
I really liked this poem of yours. First, I found it a little strange... but in the end it all comes together. Smartly done :)