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edgewaters
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03 Jul 2012, 6:18 am

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Has anybody tried socialising with anarchists, or joining their clubs? Seems to me there'd be a lot of common opinion and purpose between us. I lived among anarchists for a few years and never felt more included in my life.


They argue about obscure points of politics like theologians, form bitter rivalries against one another over it, and enforce nonconformity with fanatical conformist zeal. That was my experience with them.



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03 Jul 2012, 6:22 am

I don't like any form of authority. If I ain't harming someone, then there's no actual "right" for anyone to boss me around.

Supposedly, my ASD makes me see people as equals no matter their "rank". I kinda think it's actually my lack of desire to control and be controlled.

I hate authority and control, actually.



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03 Jul 2012, 6:24 am

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I always found it difficult, if not impossible, to accept authority. I'd get into fights with parents and teachers since I was a child.

Contrary to other people, who apparently had no problem with just accepting the fact that someone is made superior by the job he chooses, all I can think is "so? They're still just people." Whenever I felt that a teacher had made an error in school, I'd claim that he corrects it, and I wouldn't relent, even when others were telling me to shut up because I would just get a bad mark for it. Also, I don't accept rules that don't make sense to me. I only follow them if the trouble I would get into for not following them is bigger than the benefit I would get from it. If noone is around, I do whatever I want.

This seems to be a symptom of Asperger's. Do you feel the same?


I was the same did what i wanted never was caught for much until i reached adult and then stopped and have no criminal record, Been a adult is boring i miss the adrenaline rushes and i had done everything your supposed do or experiance as a adult in my teen era so nothing to look foward too.

So have fun when young, Is my advice don't do anything to crazy i am suprised i am alive and if you do continue the same stuff to adulthood remember the consequences.



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03 Jul 2012, 6:47 am

I have always had problems with authority; I think I can reason with such people. It happened again yesterday. I saw the police were going to do something stupid so I walked up to them to reason with them. Protesters were told at one point to no longer march in the street and to instead use the sidewalk; however, as at this point in the march the sidewalk was being repaired and a temporary sidewalk had been created using a barrier in the middle of the street, the demonstrators had to use this bit of street for two blocks and there was one more block of street before the street turned pedestrian-only. They decided to use that sparsely-used bit of street in front of a square to get to the pedestrian area. I used the sidewalk. Despite being on the sidewalk, they chose to claim that I was on the street and wrote out some ridiculous ticket that doesn't even truthfully describe what those other people did! (It claims that their purpose in being on the street was to obstruct traffic). Looks like they just want to clog up the system or something. One of the cops sort of gave themselves away in saying that they just wanted people to stop protesting... they shut it down before they could get to the pedestrian area. Even if these $500ish fines are thrown away on contest such things serve to keep people away from future protests...

At any rate authorities don't want you to try to reason with them, it's something I know but I can't help myself sometimes. We are just supposed to obey their commands. I remember when I worked somewhere the manager wanted "suggestions". I wrote him many. I asked a co-worker if he had any. He said he was "afraid" to send any. It appears his fears were justified.



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03 Jul 2012, 8:33 am

edgewaters wrote:
ToughDiamond wrote:
Has anybody tried socialising with anarchists, or joining their clubs? Seems to me there'd be a lot of common opinion and purpose between us. I lived among anarchists for a few years and never felt more included in my life.


They argue about obscure points of politics like theologians, form bitter rivalries against one another over it, and enforce nonconformity with fanatical conformist zeal. That was my experience with them.


Yes that can be a problem.......it's easy to agree that there has to be an alternative to the oppressive crap we're expected to put up with, but exactly what that alternative should be, that's more difficult to agree on.