Thursday, September 29, 2005
Gordon the anarchist.
we (4Q) have been hearing much of gordon's anti-establishment invective etc etc for almost two years now. and since we're doing governance for philo now, i would like to try and classify him.
whatever he says about standing up for democracy, our rights etc, it seems more to me that he is, in fact, an opponent of democracy. Evidently, he only believes in getting his rights as a human being.. to do this to do that and to hell with the greater good. and, if you really notice (however relevant this may be), he always claims he's right, and never wrong.
so in the end, i notice that what he advocates really has much in common with anarchy. anarchy states that each man is allowed his rights, and the only thing that he does is to improve himself, whether or not he steps on otehr people's toes to do so. well, gordon really seems to be there. after all, he wants his rights, doesn't he, and to hell with the other people. the "me against the world" attitude, where he's practically fighting with everyone also reflects the "each individual for himself" kind of attitude which anarchists take. of course his slamming of the government [which really happens practically everyday] equates to the anarchist's opposition to any form of rule or dominion.
okay this isn't really a flame gordon session or anything. so i'll just leave it there. but it is kinda interesting. to me anw. and ironically funny.
stained with coffee at 3:42 PM
