[80122] in Cypherpunks
Re: The Inducement of Rapid Oxidation of Certain Materials....
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Allard)
Thu May 15 03:36:41 1997
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 14 May 1997 11:29:59 PDT."
<19970514112959.12839@bywater.songbird.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 15:07:43 -0400
From: Tom Allard <m1tca00@FRB.GOV>
Reply-To: Tom Allard <m1tca00@FRB.GOV>
kent@songbird.com said:
> > The correlation between your definition of anarchy and war is obvious,
> > if you define anarchy as "A lack of government leading to lawlessness"
> > you are obviously going to see a correlation between this and
> > lawlessness!
>
> That's not *my* definition, it's *the* definition, as described in a
> standard, reputable dictionary. I realize that you have your own private
> definition of the term, that you share with your friends and an esoteric
> community. However, I am not a member of that community, so I use the
> standard meaning.
How pedantic. Webster's New World Dictionary (also reputable, I might add),
has THIS to say about "Anarchy":
anarchy n. [Gr. an- without + archos, leader] 1. the absence of government
2. political disorder and violence 3. disorder; confusion
Note the etymology. Taken to its roots, the word simply means "no leader".
It also says:
anarchism n. [see anarchy] 1. the theory that all organized government is
repressive and undesirable 2. resistance to all government
Note the COMPLETE lack of "chaos" or "disorder" in this definition. Being
an anarchist, therefore, does NOT imply that one supports chaos and
disorder.
rgds-- TA (tallard@frb.gov)
I don't speak for the Federal Reserve Board, it doesn't speak for me.
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