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Lapinel: Re: Re: Re: Re: Consent?
Forum Post, May, 26 2010
Elliott Lapinel
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"Your statements that you do not wish to grant your consent are not outweighed by the formal granting of your consent when you vote, it just demonstrates that you are being hypocritical."Still I must ask why you believe that voting...
Smith: Re: Re: Re: Consent?
Forum Post, May, 25 2010
Mark E. Smith
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When they had a successful election boycott in South Africa, Elliot, the Apartheid regime tried to continue to claim the consent of the governed, but it was obvious to the world that since only 7% of those eligible voted, they did not have that co...
Lapinel: Re: Re: Consent?
Forum Post, May, 25 2010
Elliott Lapinel
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Hi Mark,"How else can governments claim legitimacy other than by holding elections to demonstrate the consent of the governed?"They can CLAIM legitimacy however they want, heh heh. If I understand correctly, you don't believe they ...
Smith: Did You Consent?
Forum Post, May, 24 2010
Mark E. Smith
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Only 21% of voters, according to a Rasmussen poll, say that the U.S. government has the consent of the governed. The other 79% of voters, it seems, don't realize that they gave their consent when they voted.
Smith: Re: Are you sure it's Z-Net that you are reading?
Forum Post, May, 24 2010
Mark E. Smith
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To John Andrews:I gave the link that statistic came from. It is a very conservative figure and the true percentage is likely much greater.As for the burqa, it is merely a male preference in a patriarchal society. Whereas our own patriarchal societ...
Smith: Re: Consent?
Forum Post, May, 24 2010
Mark E. Smith
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You don't think voting is a sign of consent, Elliot? How else can governments claim legitimacy other than by holding elections to demonstrate the consent of the governed?There is no more violent government than that of the United States, so if you...
Smith: Re: Re: Re: Re: Znet Sexism?
Forum Post, May, 24 2010
Mark E. Smith
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Yes, Steve, "Minor point: "histrionics" means theatrical or stagey behaviour, i.e., being overly dramatic." In other words it was addressed to me, to the person, as an ad hominem attack, rather than to the issue or topic of dis...
Lapinel: Consent?
Forum Post, May, 24 2010
Elliott Lapinel
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1) I don't think voting is necessarily a sign of consent.2) If all of the anti-war movement decided to stop voting, and this decision did not influence others to change their political views (I don't see why it would), the effect would that a...
Andrews: Are you sure it's Z-Net that you are reading?
Forum Post, May, 24 2010
John Andrews
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MarkI'm baffled by some of your comments. I do not recall seeing any articles in Z-Net condoning the wars of aggression. Every now and then, you get a rogue blogger using the site for propaganda purposes but such instances...
D'Arcy: Re: Re: Re: Znet Sexism?
Forum Post, May, 24 2010
Steve D'Arcy
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Minor point: "histrionics" means theatrical or stagey behaviour, i.e., being overly dramatic. It is not derived, etymologically or in other ways, from the old diagnosis of "hysteria" or the new diagnosis of "histrionic per...
Smith: Re: Re: Znet Sexism?
Forum Post, May, 24 2010
Mark E. Smith
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Some years ago I attended a seminar on racism. One of the things that they said was that predominantly white groups were always talking about reaching out to people of color and trying to get people of color to join their groups. This is a form of...
Smith: Re: The Matrix
Forum Post, May, 23 2010
Mark E. Smith
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Do you vote, Richard?The act of voting is the act of granting the consent of the governed. Not to who or what you vote for, but to whoever wins and whatever they wish to do.I begged every peace activist I knew not to vote to grant their consent to...
Smith: Islamic vs. American Oppression of Women
Forum Post, May, 23 2010
Mark E. Smith
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I keep seeing U.S. government propaganda posted by users here on Znet about the terrible treatment of women by Islam as an excuse for our wars of aggression. The treatment of women and girls in the United States and by the United States in Islamic...
Smith: Can Our Constitution Allow Us a Republic?
Forum Post, May, 23 2010
Mark E. Smith
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We're told that our Constitution gave us a republic rather than a democracy. Did it? Can it? Is it possible? How could it be done?
Smith: Znet Sexism?
Forum Post, May, 23 2010
Mark E. Smith
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Clicking on "blogs" and then "all bloggers," I do not see a single female name.Not one.There must be at least some honorary or token female members or sustainers on Znet--where are you keeping them, in purdah?Egalitarians group...
Rbluhm44: The Matrix
Forum Post, May, 23 2010
Richard Rbluhm44
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So I chose the red pill a long time ago (no political significance) and I've been flushed out of the Matrix. If you saw the movie and watched Neo go through martial contortions up the kazoo through two or more sequels and get absolutely nowh...
Rodriguez: Meeting in Brussels, Belgium
Forum Post, May, 22 2010
Paulo Rodriguez
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Dear all, As a PPS endorser I would like to propose a meeting for all interested endorsers to attend, in order to get to know each other, assess expectations and desires for an eventual activist collective, and to decide on concrete steps to ...
Smith: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: How Paternalistic!
Forum Post, May, 22 2010
Mark E. Smith
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Perhaps my most recent blog will clarify where I'm coming from:Islamic vs. American Oppression of Womenhttp://www.zcommunications.org/islamic-vs-american-oppression-of-women-by-mark-e-smithThere is no valid reason to attempt to exclude Iran other ...
Albert: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Are we to consider Iran an ally!?
Forum Post, May, 19 2010
Michael Albert
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Andy, > As to reforms... I've heard and read your bit on reforms countless times. I think it's VERY essential for anarchists to hear, as well as a few Marxists. I repeat it often, giving you credit. Glad to hear that! > I find it strange, th...
Lucker: Re: Re: Re: Re: Are we to consider Iran an ally!?
Forum Post, May, 19 2010
Andy Lucker
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Michael, As to reforms... I've heard and read your bit on reforms countless times. I think it's VERY essential for anarchists to hear, as well as a few Marxists. I repeat it often, giving you credit. :) I find it strange, though, that you don't al...
