You are making some strange kind of sense here. To label it (which is kinda lame i know), you are partially a socialist and partially an anarchist.
Intriguing to say the least! Would you like to come on our
radio show sometime and talk about this? We are on
Revolution Broadcasting M-F 3-5PM eastern time.
Thanks a lot. I would consider myself an individualist first and foremost, and my vita certainly proves it. I hold the strong conviction that nowadays societies must open themselves and allow people to organize themselves in subcultures that would hold similar powers to a state, i.e. these subcultures should be allowed to collect their own taxes and only give a small part of these to the state. That's a long term perspective though, think about two centuries. I think it's necessary, because it's the only way that we can as groups of people regain control of our social environment. Direct democracy would only be a small step, but a step in the right direction, because people could at least react legislatively to problems they yet have to understand that they have.
In a way I just want to turn back time to a state when people somewhere in the wilderness in their village could administer on themselves whatever they saw fit. Of course, today we don't have that sort of geographical separation anymore, so we need ideological separations, perhaps with some racist elements too, but don't forget that races are the product of people who joined under a common banner.
If we could bring this about and everything would be included in a structure that minimized friction and we'd have peace, that would be worthwhile for sure.
Really, I hate the mob. I'm all for every single human being taking full responsibility of its life, including the set of rules that it prefers for social conduct. And nobody would force anybody to live the way he wants. Yes, you'd be born into a society, but you could leave.
O.k. Utopia. Until we get there in full blossom, surely 500 years will pass. At least.
And actually, though that's my overall view of where we should head, my direct interest right now concerns other things. I like to talk to people who are somewhat interested in these sort of things via these forums, for instance, but me being a mathematician I felt rather awkward on your show. Still, thanks.
EDIT. "social conduct" is badly phrased, I wasn't speaking about picking your nose in public and such, it should read "social commitment".
Over a year old and rings truer than ever.
