One of the key issues I see with statists is the same as is seen with the devoutly religious. They know very little about their own beliefs and refuse to do any real research into them. Instead, they simply listen to their 'elders' and accept what they are told by them on face value and then attack any notion that their beliefs are not well-foudned with rhetoric rather than knowledge.
They FEAR knowledge. They fear to actually do the research.
I challenge ANY statist to do some real research into the state, government, law, psychology, sociology and history and come out the other side as devoted and loyal to the state as when you began.
But you won't. Because you are too scared to challenge your own beliefs.
God FUCKING forbid you might have fallen for a line of bullshit and that you might have to adjust your worldview to accomodate fact, reason and reality.
Anarchists, I challenge you to share this. I want to see how many statists have the balls to risk their perception by looking for truth simply because they really believe we need the state. I also want to see how many of you anarchists have the balls to initiate a potential debate, how many of you truly believe you can debate your own beliefs. Because, for all that I believe that a stateless society is the only way we can even get close to peace in this world, I refuse to be surrounded by those who don't seek to understand their beliefs better than anyone else. If you can't challenge statists to do this and to debate with you, your belief in anarchy is for naught. As realistic as anarchy is, if you can't explain WHY it is realistic, if you can't explain WHY the state is horrorific and detrimental, then you might as well be like the statist: an ignorant, blind, zealous believer.
My opinion? If you TRULY believe in something, you aren't scared to learn all you can about it and if what you believe is true, it can withstand your questioning its validity. Otherwise, you're lying to yourself and/or it is a lie.
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