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In Reply to: *sigh* posted by Gideon Hallett on July 02, 1999 at 14:31:30:

::: "Personally, I am and always have been an anarchist; biased towards Schumacher-like "small is beautiful" communities based around voluntary co-operation; I believe the nation state to be an artificial and unwieldy construction."

Gideon, I have a reasonable question. Under anarchy, what happens when a person steps out of line? When he steals or murders?

Stuart Gort

Follow Ups:

• Crime tends to be a produvct of inequality Nikhil Jaikumar July 05 1999 (7)
  • Crime is caused by the gain to be had from criminal behavior. Dr. Cruel July 08 1999 (0)
  • So then... Stuart Gort USA July 06 1999 (5)
    • If you had nothing, you'd be better off. Dr. Cruel July 08 1999 (2)
      • If only I was a Pygmie Stuart Gort USA July 19 1999 (1)
        • ... you'd be a miniature genius too. Dr. Cruel July 27 1999 (0)
    • We are bred to think we DESERVE luxury, then piss & moan when we don't. Karen USA July 07 1999 (0)
    • i was talking about West Africa, not teh Pygmies. Nikhil Jaikumar EFZ MA, USA July 07 1999 (0)
• If... Gideon Hallett UK July 05 1999 (3)
  • But that isn't true. Stuart Gort USA July 06 1999 (2)
    • But this is... Red Deathy Socialist Party UK July 06 1999 (1)
      • Is it? Dr. Cruel July 08 1999 (0)