The Milgram etc experiments have shown that power will bring out the sadist in anyone, and that's why we cannot afford to dish it out to people willy nilly. Humans (and in fact all mammals) have a built-in ethical compass to instinctively guide them through social/herd living. There's no need for anyone to protect us from…
The Milgram etc experiments have shown that power will bring out the sadist in anyone, and that's why we cannot afford to dish it out to people willy nilly. Humans (and in fact all mammals) have a built-in ethical compass to instinctively guide them through social/herd living. There's no need for anyone to protect us from another, contrary to what Christians, your government or any mafia boss will tell you. One of the most beautiful expressions of this essence of anarchist thought (if you will) is in the theology of the true levellers (land reformists in feudal age!), a radical branch during the brief English revolution + republic:
"In the beginning of Time, the great Creator Reason, made the Earth to be a Common Treasury, to preserve Beasts, Birds, Fishes, and Man, the lord that was to govern this Creation; for Man had Domination given to him, over the Beasts, Birds, and Fishes; but not one word was spoken in the beginning, That one branch of mankind should rule over another.
And the Reason is this, Every single man, Male and Female, is a perfect Creature of himself; and the same Spirit that made the Globe, dwels in man to govern the Globe; so that the flesh of man being subject to Reason, his Maker, hath him to be his Teacher and Ruler within himself, therefore needs not run abroad after any Teacher and Ruler without him, for he needs not that any man should teach him, for the same Anoynting that ruled in the Son of man, teacheth him all things."
Re: Human nature
The Milgram etc experiments have shown that power will bring out the sadist in anyone, and that's why we cannot afford to dish it out to people willy nilly. Humans (and in fact all mammals) have a built-in ethical compass to instinctively guide them through social/herd living. There's no need for anyone to protect us from another, contrary to what Christians, your government or any mafia boss will tell you. One of the most beautiful expressions of this essence of anarchist thought (if you will) is in the theology of the true levellers (land reformists in feudal age!), a radical branch during the brief English revolution + republic:
"In the beginning of Time, the great Creator Reason, made the Earth to be a Common Treasury, to preserve Beasts, Birds, Fishes, and Man, the lord that was to govern this Creation; for Man had Domination given to him, over the Beasts, Birds, and Fishes; but not one word was spoken in the beginning, That one branch of mankind should rule over another.
And the Reason is this, Every single man, Male and Female, is a perfect Creature of himself; and the same Spirit that made the Globe, dwels in man to govern the Globe; so that the flesh of man being subject to Reason, his Maker, hath him to be his Teacher and Ruler within himself, therefore needs not run abroad after any Teacher and Ruler without him, for he needs not that any man should teach him, for the same Anoynting that ruled in the Son of man, teacheth him all things."
Thanks + keep up the good work.