The nature of anarchism (Lefty Despair etc.)

billbartlett at dodo.com.au billbartlett at dodo.com.au
Sun Sep 29 14:42:39 PDT 2002


At 11:14 AM +1000 29/9/02, topp8564 at mail.usyd.edu.au wrote:
>
> > The simple truth expressed here is that class distinction creates an
>> irreconcilable conflict of interest. And yes, along the way it also
>
> > brutalises and stunts members of the working class, both physically and mentally.


>Don't you find it even remotely likely that there might be irreconcilable
>differences which do not reduce to class differences?

Of course its possible, though "differences" are something different to the "conflicts of interest" I was referring to. Though there might even be irreconcilable conflict of interest that are not down to class, I can't think of any, but perhaps you have something in mind?


>And this does not really need to be a matter of logically contradictory
>positions. Reconciliation might not be something people are emotionally or
>socially disposed to do; and that's fine in many situations. Surely this is
>something which we would desire our political system to allow. More
>importantly, reconciliation might fail a 'cost benefit' analysis: The gains
>from reconciling parties might be much less impressive than the time and effort
>reconciliation will require.

Surely. It would be a boring world if everyone agreed on everything. Life wouldn't be worth living.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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