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~starbreaker

> Just like you, I realized that anarchism is improbable and disastrous for the masses in the long run.

Maybe not just like me. I've little patience for the "social justice" types, but I still think of myself as an anarchist of sorts. I recognize that I am ultimately responsible for my own actions, and that I am the only one who can govern myself. All society and the state can do is punish me after the fact. Fortunately, my moral compass is mostly compatible with the law because for the most part I just want to be left alone to do my own thing in peace.

However, I'm generally not evangelical about my anarchism. I don't try to persuade people that they have no real obligation to obey the dictates of society or the laws enacted by the state, because most people seem to need that kind of structure to give meaning to their lives.

I'm content to let people make whatever rules and laws they like. If I find them onerous, I'll ignore them. If I can't ignore them, then I'll defy them. If there's a price to be paid, I'll pay it, but it's ultimately *my* choice and *my* responsibility.

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~rosie88 wrote:

>>I'm content to let people make whatever rules and laws they like. If I find them onerous, I'll ignore them. If I can't ignore them, then I'll defy them. If there's a price to be paid, I'll pay it, but it's ultimately *my* choice and *my* responsibility.

Oh my gods, that is exactly my mode of thinking, I guess I've held that little bit of anarchism after all.