Governing Dynamic
The problem with growing up in a system is that one is barely capable of looking outside of that system. This is the tragedy of a species that is typically fairly capable of making its own decisions but has survived in the structured group dynamic we call society. When taking an honest look at “The System” I can only ask myself the questions “Am I stupid?” “Am I blind?” “Am I incompetent?” Because I have to be if “The System” feels it must exert that kind of control over me.
With all that we have found out in the recent developments of neurology, including the notion that judgment is a personal conception of the situation with no higher justification than the individual that has the conception, the existence of a governing power over all individuals becomes highly questionable. The question we must ask every official, every individual within the government is simply “Who the hell do you think you are?” And I bet that we come to find that each and every individual we ask won’t be all that much, within the context of the power that individual has gathered. Because we have grown up in a system, and our parents have grown up in a system, and we don’t know any better, asking this question isn’t exactly the hard part. No, coming up with the question in the first place is the most prominent difficulty.
One might argue that the government is a necessary evil, something we need in order to survive as a group of individuals. That sounds wrong to me. Any evil should be eradicated whether it has some beneficial consequences for us or not, we must then simply take the beneficial consequences and extrapolate from them. But that’s not even the point. The point is that the power a people gives to its government is misplaced power based on the ill conceived notion that we can’t go the distance on our own. That we need regulation, help. In other words, accepting a government is directly related to our own fears of inadequacy. Any being that has sufficient confidence in itself would merely laugh at the idea that it needs a regulating factor. It would make its own rules, fight its own battles and love its own love interests. I add the latter because it is important to note that individuality to the point of self government does not necessitate an evil or hostile predisposition. The strongest people are those who know how to love.
Which is another thing we must consider. Some people automatically associate the lack of government to a people of decadence where violence, crime and hate dominate human interaction. There is no proof for this. It seems crazy to assume that a social species would suddenly turn on its own group simply because all rules have been suspended. Yes, there is evil and danger in the world but it is fear…and a terrible mistake…that leads to our thinking that we can’t deal with it on our own.
In the end it’s about strategy and alignment. Any free individual must respect and take into account his choices. Sometimes it’s easier to work within the system but working within the system must never be confused with being loyal to the system.
Some might confuse this writing for dislike towards human beings in general, who have allowed themselves to be grouped and subdued. That is not true. If anything this writing shows my great confidence in us as a species, believing full well that we can do it on our own. And beyond that, it displays my great trust in you as an individual.