Re: virus: Re: Virus: Sociological Change (Anarchy)

Dave Pape (davepape@dial.pipex.com)
Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:51:10 GMT


At 22:06 16/01/97 +0000, Martz wrote:

>>THE STATE
>>
>>A geographical location, but defined only by the land owner's boundaries.
>
>As I've said, I'd rather we drop the term completely. Far too much
>baggage.

[SNIP]

>>EXECUTIVE
>
>The term is unnecassary.
>
>>There are no armed forces run by
>>the state.
>
>There's that state word again. You defined it above as a geographical
>location defined by a landowners boundaries. In that sense then of
>course there would be an armed force...me. I suspect what you really
>mean here though is not geographical location but govt. See what I mean
>about interchanging the definitions?

I think that government arises, as a memeset, from the interaction of memes
at a smaller-group level. I think that some form of centralised governmenr
is a more or less necessary emergent of memetic processing between
individuals, families, tribes, counties...

I think that anarchy will necessarily (because of the very nature of memes)
give rise to centralised bodies of government.

Dave Pape
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