6.21.2004

Taking Anarchy Seriously

"Anarchistic sturctures and tactics matter to our daily lives more each day. Implicitly, therefore, important social, spiritual, and communicative networks are building themselves along the principles of radical democracy - or as it is sometimes called, anarchy.

Whether we embrace anarchy or fear it, we should try to understand it. Anarchy matters. Peer-to-peer systems, like other distributed systems, are like punk rock: They empower fans and citizens, create new communities, and close the gap between creators and consumers. They democratize elements of cultural production and demand a new set of theories. ..."

-- Siva Vaidhyanathan, In "The Anarchist in the Library"

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Anonyme a dit...

What I do not know I fear. What I do not understand makes me angry. What is outside of "normal" makes me judgemental. What I think I understand of morality makes me political.

The mandate of Stephen Harper and George W. Bush.

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