This world is not ours

[Doc]

Doc, if some politicians in an extant power structure apply the label "Anarchist" to citizens advocating change, the politicians are deliberately overstating their case, using hyperbole and Humpty Dumpty semantics to color public discussion.  That does not make a reformer or a protester an Anarchist, it makes the politician a liar, or a spin doctor.  A reformer wants to alter, not discard, the current system.  The Anarchist wants to do away with a system, in favor of nothing, not practical, or "something completely different."  What they usually get is "meet the new boss, same as the old boss."  Who?

Occhi
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All anarchists are protestors. Not all protestors are anarchists.

I have no problem with breaking the law, or worse, commiting acts of "terrorism" to achieve my goals. If it comes down to it, I am all for violent civil uprising. Break out the molotov cocktails, get your crowbar, and let's go to town... But I hope it never comes to that. I have examined the depths of my soul and I know what I am capable of. If it were to come to it... I would assassinate somebody and eat a bullet just to make the change happen. That is meant as a last ditch resort mind you. It's not even something I would want to do... But I know I am capable of doing it. And I have no shame whatsoever in saying it. I have lived and nearly died by my ideals so far. No sense changing it now.

And who is to say what in anarchist wants? In the classic sense of the word, it is a man who murders the king. And while a state of anarchy could be a very bad thing, it's not the worst that can happen. I know my place in the universe. I am a part of the balance same as anybody else. I exist over here at the extreme end. My actions and what I do tips the scales. There are people at the other end, making sure it tips in their direction. What I do is overblown extremist reaction. Like it or not, I am just another cog in the system. No denying that. What I do is make the middle more tolerable. I cause unrest and disturbance for what I believe is the greater good, and I have always strived for that. I will go through any means to achieve my directive. What I do will only tip the scale for a short period of time. I know this. And even though I might hate them, dislike them, loathe them for all they stand for, I know the people at the other end of the scale ultimately serve the same master that I do. And while they are hateful horrible creatures, I need them. The world needs them. The balance needs them. And to remove them completely would destroy the balance. So it is my place to struggle against them, to lash out, to bring din and discord. I bring disorder to the current corrupt system, knowing full well that one day, a new system will spring up from it's ashes, and, no doubt, as the scales tip, corruption will sink into the new. And somebody else like me, one day in the future, will one day fight against it. This is the way of the world. Do what you can, when you can, with what you can. Even if it means picking litter up off of the highway. For every person throwing trash out, there should be somebody willing to make the world a better place and picking it up. And everything swings back and forth with neither side ever truly dominating the other.

Call me whatever you wish, whatever you will. Even that changes as the scale slides. I have gone from being a public menace to being a humanitarian and a public servent.

Before calling anybody anything though, one should figure out what they are. And which master do they serve. :mellow: