Ideas from 'In Defence of Anarchism' by Robert Paul Wolff [1970], by Theme Structure
[found in 'In Defence of Anarchism' by Wolff,Robert Paul [Harper Torchbooks 1976,0-06-131541-9]].
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture
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People see tradition as an adequate reason for a repeated action
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 2. Anarchism
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An anarchist has no country, since he views all governments in an equal light
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States have a right to rule, but autonomous people refuse to be ruled. Hence Anarchism
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy
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Democracy is the only politics which might reconcile authority and autonomy
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Democracy ideally wants unanimous directness, with compromises because of obstacles
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Since the majority are much stronger, we need rule by ballot to prevent their rule by force
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy
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What authority have laws made by a representative who is unlike me, and doesn't know me?
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If the views of candidate and voter don't coincide, there is no way they can really represent them
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / e. Democratic minorities
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In most disputes, especially early on, the minority are usually in the right
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The minority in a vote make a moral judgement which is then forcibly overruled
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / f. Against democracy
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Very few of us really believe in government by the people
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
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If you competitively cut prices to gain advantage, you push all the prices down
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Free markets very efficiently coordinate behaviour, without need for coercion
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