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lumberjack_jeff

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2. Never seen so many ten-dollar words in one place.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 07:41 PM

Nov 2013

"Communitarian anarchism" as a solution to ubiquitous resource shortage is academic wankerism. The tragedy of the commons is a very real and repeatable barrier.

If collective action to save the earth can't be coordinated through government action, then anarchy holds no promise at all.

Can I trade a couple of those words for a cup of coffee?

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Dialectical Communitarian Anarchism as Negation of Domination: Review of "The Impossible Community" [View all] marmar Nov 2013 OP

Tried to read that, got a headache. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #1

Never seen so many ten-dollar words in one place. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #2

I've been reading books detailing the problem(s) for ages now BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #3

Whew! The title alone made me dizzy! LeftofObama Nov 2013 #4

Sound fascinating! I just bought it here: Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #5

Hey! Pay attention to me!!!! longship Nov 2013 #6

Try the Postmodernism Generator. longship Dec 2013 #7

It's times like this where my lack of a college education puts me at a disadvantage. nt MrScorpio Dec 2013 #8

I don't know what a world in a state of constant change would be like el_bryanto Dec 2013 #9

Word salad to cover the jist of the idea VanillaRhapsody Dec 2013 #10

Do you know the saying, "Philosophers solve the world -- but the problem is changing it"? struggle4progress Dec 2013 #11