HeavenlyPossum on Nostr: If you believe the only way to achieve important goals is through the exercise of ...
If you believe the only way to achieve important goals is through the exercise of state violence, and advocate for the use of state violence to coerce people into doing what you want, you’re probably not—I can’t believe I have to say this—an anarchist.
That’s just not what that word means; to the extent that meaning is important, there’s really no way around this.
I do hope you will choose anarchism instead!
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