Anarchy

[Cain]

The part of Cain's post that I do not agree with is the idea that setting up an Anarchist society that excludes anyone who is not an Anarchist is a violation of Anarchist principles.

So it is just like religion, in other words, with exile of "heretics" and "unbelievers".

And given throwing someone out of a community would be directly violating the principle of non-aggression and creates merely another body which can coerce and dispossess others.  Smells like a government to me.

[Doktor Howl]

The part of Cain's post that I do not agree with is the idea that setting up an Anarchist society that excludes anyone who is not an Anarchist is a violation of Anarchist principles.

So it is just like religion, in other words, with exile of "heretics" and "unbelievers".

And given throwing someone out of a community would be directly violating the principle of non-aggression and creates merely another body which can coerce and dispossess others.  Smells like a government to me.

The beauty of this argument is that Cain has a built-in Xanatos Gambit that was installed by his opponents.   

[Cain]

[Freeky]

So
Anarchy, like a commune, fails when it gets more then eight people and you have to put up with hairy females?


Army of one is guarding your grilled cheese

Actually, the politics change AT 8 people, and again at multiples of 8.  Not sure why this is.

Because we're all just a bunch of computer generated programs, and most humans run on 8-bit processing?

OMG. Freeky wins an internet.

[LMNO]

So
Anarchy, like a commune, fails when it gets more then eight people and you have to put up with hairy females?


Army of one is guarding your grilled cheese

Actually, the politics change AT 8 people, and again at multiples of 8.  Not sure why this is.

Mathematically speaking, the number of different combinations you can have with a certain set of point is called a factorial (that's a shitty definition.  I know).  
For example, the factorial of four (written 4!) is 4*3*2*1 = 24.  That's a low enough amount to keep in your head at any one time.
5! = 120
6! = 720
7! = 5040
8! = 40,320

There's a hell of a jump between 7! and 8!.  My guess is that there's too much of an opportunity for shit to completely fail without anyone noticing when you get to 8!.

[Doktor Howl]

So
Anarchy, like a commune, fails when it gets more then eight people and you have to put up with hairy females?


Army of one is guarding your grilled cheese

Actually, the politics change AT 8 people, and again at multiples of 8.  Not sure why this is.

Mathematically speaking, the number of different combinations you can have with a certain set of point is called a factorial (that's a shitty definition.  I know).  
For example, the factorial of four (written 4!) is 4*3*2*1 = 24.  That's a low enough amount to keep in your head at any one time.
5! = 120
6! = 720
7! = 5040
8! = 40,320

There's a hell of a jump between 7! and 8!.  My guess is that there's too much of an opportunity for shit to completely fail without anyone noticing when you get to 8!.

I understand factorials, but had never thought to apply them in this manner.

SCIENCE!

[BabylonHoruv]

Shouldn't the sammich taking be being done with a barstool?

[Doktor Howl]

Shouldn't the sammich taking be being done with a barstool?

It's a recession.

[Adios]

Shouldn't the sammich taking be being done with a barstool?

Rules, in Anarchy? Please.

[LMNO]

I understand factorials, but had never thought to apply them in this manner.

SCIENCE!

[Telarus]

The part of Cain's post that I do not agree with is the idea that setting up an Anarchist society that excludes anyone who is not an Anarchist is a violation of Anarchist principles.

So it is just like religion, in other words, with exile of "heretics" and "unbelievers".

And given throwing someone out of a community would be directly violating the principle of non-aggression and creates merely another body which can coerce and dispossess others.  Smells like a government to me.

I was about to say this, but Cain put it better.

Also, LULZ @ pre-installed Xanatos Gambit and Freeky's 8-bit processing comment.

EDIT: And Aphlapance totally jumps me on the factorial business (I had seriously typed out a whole freaking long post, even going and quoting the part of the Illuminatus Trilogy where RAW explains it).   

[BabylonHoruv]

The part of Cain's post that I do not agree with is the idea that setting up an Anarchist society that excludes anyone who is not an Anarchist is a violation of Anarchist principles.

So it is just like religion, in other words, with exile of "heretics" and "unbelievers".

And given throwing someone out of a community would be directly violating the principle of non-aggression and creates merely another body which can coerce and dispossess others.  Smells like a government to me.

Non Aggression is a Libertarian principle, not an Anarchist one (not saying Libertarians aren't Anarchists, just that not all Anarchists are Libertarians.)  Anybody can coerce and dispossess others, that's part of the rules of physics and biology.  Anarchy doesn't mean nobody can, it means body can any moreso than anyone else. (or at least not to the great deal moreso currently possible for those acting as agents of a government.

[East Coast Hustle]

In my experience, that's 99% of them.

Chances are you don't know the rest are Anarchists because they've kept their mouths shut about it.

so what's your excuse?

[Adios]

In my experience, that's 99% of them.

Chances are you don't know the rest are Anarchists because they've kept their mouths shut about it.

so what's your excuse?

[BadBeast]

In my experience, that's 99% of them.

Chances are you don't know the rest are Anarchists because they've kept their mouths shut about it.

There are rumours that The Anarchists are nothing more than The Discordian's secret military operations wing.
The fact that there are people (Ok, it's only Oldghost from TCC as far as I know) who believe we have a secret Army of Anarchists at our beck and call keeps me laughing on the inside all day long.........(Through the constant stream of bitter tears I cry from being a misunderstood Anarchismist, that is!)