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RE: Remembering Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Tokyo: Statism Manifested as Murder Apologism (why some individuals still view mass murder as morally legitimate)

in #war7 years ago

How does that work? Collectivism is a governmental philosophy, you have to have a powerful government that taxes everyone into oblivion to fund "collectivism" and it has to keep people in line by telling them good stories about how collectivism "benefits" everyone. Collectivism in the current format of the definition and how it operates today, globally is centralized organization and planning, backed up by a powerful governing body which imposes its will upon people through force and coersion. Truth.

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Collectivism is a governmental philosophy

No

you have to have a powerful government that taxes everyone into oblivion to fund "collectivism"

No

keep people in line by telling them good stories about how collectivism "benefits" everyone.

NO

For easyness, may I quote Wikipedia here?

Collectivism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that emphasizes the group and its interests

I admit the english article is not the best one, but nowhere you will found that collectivism needs a state.
For example a cloister is a perfect example for a collectivist society.

Explain how collectivism works without government.

State is not government and government is not state.

Anyway, the volantaryists are first to deliver, I still haven't met even one who can explain even easy things like how to build a road without government or without state, not to mention without both.