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Horace FAYOMI • Edited

And thanks for the correction about my use of the word anarchy. So I would have say, we would be living in total anarchy.

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Charles F. Munat

No, that's not any better. Total or incomplete, anarchy can mean either violence and chaos or peace and harmony. To use it with the assumption that it means chaos, whether total or not, is to deny the possibility of a mature, adult anarchy in which humans cooperate for the betterment and happiness of all. Those who wish to manipulate us for their own ends have a large stake in denying the possibility of a better world. If they can keep us at each other's throats -- or convince us that we will be if we don't give them superpowers of control and surveillance -- then we've lost all hope of a better world.

So if you mean chaos, just say chaos. It's clearer, too. No misunderstandings there.

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Horace FAYOMI

I'll go for chaos. then, thanks.