> Chuck0 wrote:
>
>> Dennis Redmond wrote:
>>
>>> The world-system puts real limits on what human beings can do at any
>>> given
>>> point in history. It's our job to think through that world-system --
>>> what
>>> is it, how does it work, how can we change it. I think anarchism
>>> concentrates too much on the political structures of domination, and
>>> ignores the whole economic issue. You end up blaming everything on
>>> this
>>> mythical, fantasmic Bigness -- when in fact local structures of
>>> authority
>>> can be the most toxic of all.
>>
>> The bullshit on this list never ceases to amaze me. No wonder I left
>> the list for several months last year!
>
> Chuck, this is one of the reasons I'm skeptical about anarchism.
> Dennis is citing real systemic and historical constraints on what
> people can do. Anarchists, and not just you, seem to think that you
> can just ignore all that stuff if you're determined and spirited and
> pure enough. Failure is interpreted as personal weakness or betrayal,
> and not something caused by forces larger than individuals or small
> groups.
On the other hand, there's the real possibility (about which I am highly skeptical) that advances in technology make it possible to remove some of those constraints, especially as they apply to non-hierarchical organization. That's an anarchist position, too, which takes material constraints into account.
John A