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patrice

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9. I agree with this statement. I have heard that there are various kinds of anarchists &

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 08:58 PM

Jan 2013

I'm not an expert, but the anarcho-syndicalists may be somewhat different to the extent that there is some organizing core principle other than the destruction of government/order that is supposed to evolve out of chaos, but it would also be similar with other types of anarchy in its motive toward chaos.

Like any ideology, I find anarchy somewhat suspect, practically speaking in regards to its effect upon the lives of the power-less or disadvantaged in an anarchy.

I understand the attraction of the idea, but I doubt the authentic functionality of "whatever will be, will be" and whatever that will cost anyone is worth it.

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Teabaggers are, by definition, Anarchists [View all] louis c Jan 2013 OP

No because they support Big Brother with the social issues davidn3600 Jan 2013 #1

No they are not. 80% support SS/Medicare as is. banned from Kos Jan 2013 #2

the Teabaggers in Congress want Government to fail louis c Jan 2013 #4

Many do. Remember how Rick Perry called SS a Ponzi scheme? banned from Kos Jan 2013 #7

Not really. They're big "law and order" types Ken Burch Jan 2013 #3

Aint THAT the truth! Populist_Prole Jan 2013 #23

YES. They're authoritarians. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #31

They're more like serial arsonists and vandals MrScorpio Jan 2013 #5

They support a religious based oligarchy. nt Lex Jan 2013 #6

Teaorists OccupyManny Jan 2013 #8

I agree with this statement. I have heard that there are various kinds of anarchists & patrice Jan 2013 #9

With the exception of extreme right wing libertarian anarchists, Anarchy has strong core principles Tom Rinaldo Jan 2013 #14

We did have quite a bit of Tea Party amongst us. I knew that was throwing things off quite a bit. patrice Jan 2013 #21

My sense is that Anarchism requires more than adopting an ideology to work - it takes a culture Tom Rinaldo Jan 2013 #29

Great story from Spain tama Jan 2013 #33

Being based on social capital and mutual support tama Jan 2013 #32

Hierarchic class societies and authoritarian power structures tama Jan 2013 #30

No thats completely absurd. n/t Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2013 #10

Try this on for size and explain "absurd" louis c Jan 2013 #11

conflating Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2013 #12

OK, now I get it. louis c Jan 2013 #13

Talk about ending the war on terror and see what these "anarchist" Teabaggers do Fumesucker Jan 2013 #15

No, the real Tea partiers were more like anarchists Downtown Hound Jan 2013 #16

No, because they are run by corporate interests, whom their actions benefit. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #17

Well, that silly shit got shot down pretty fast. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #18

They're closer to Libertarians Prophet 451 Jan 2013 #19

Dumb definition of anarchy alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #20

"Get your government hands off my Medicare!" YoungDemCA Jan 2013 #22

They talk like they want to be anarchists Tsiyu Jan 2013 #24

That is what my son calls them. mmonk Jan 2013 #25

Gandhi was a Tea Bagger? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #26

Anarchism has many definitions louis c Jan 2013 #36

Teabaggers are both libertarian and authoritarian at the same time. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #27

Bullcrap tama Jan 2013 #28

Nope, teabagger equals bat shit crazy person. kydo Jan 2013 #34

They are not anti-government, they are anti-social programs. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #35