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The lengthy discussions about what qualifies as "anarchy" is a perfect illustration of why anarchists (and libertarians) never take power.

The devotees are more interested in being correct and arguing with each other than in the messy business of making coalitions and keeping them together.



Good.

Everytime we get someone on the far left who trades ideological purity for pragmatism, millions seem to die.

I look at leftist infighting with happiness because the kinda of people who infight like this are also unlikely to put me up against a wall.




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