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elizabeth wrote:

  The connection made between existentialism and anarchy is interesting. I would say existentialism is an introvert, personal World view, while anarchism is an extroverted vision of a similar (though not identical) World view. Both make the assertion that one is totally self responsible for the condition one finds oneself in. And that oneself as the only agent capable of changing it.The dark side of existentialism is giving in to the hopelessness in the emptiness

No, actually, according to Sartre, Camu and Neitzsche existentialism was very much of a projected world view. And the dark side of existentialism is not so much a matter of giving in. The dark side is that in order to be intellectually honest with oneself one has to understand that existentialism IS hopelessness and emptiness. To do otherwise is to hold a delusional  world view. It seems to me that anarchism is subject to the same logical conclusion: despair and absurdity. "Not giving in" to that logical truth is to delude oneself.

With both existentialism and anarchism you cannot logically overcome the idea that if everything is okay then everything is okay. There is no room for approbation of anything. That would include the popular evils of racism or sexism. In the world of existentialism those are nothing more than individual choices and are no worse or better than love or philanthropy.

celander
The only way to effectively moderate a forum thread is to give the editorial keys to the originator of the thread. If things get whacked out of control with nonsensical discourse or off-topic commentary, then the thread originator can step in to remove those posts.

>>>>Sorry, but that is actually a bad idea, the reason being the OP would be able to get rid of dissenting opinions. One person’s sense is another person’s nonsense. Many of these topics have been kicking around for decades and they should not be concluded at the discretion of some Tom, Dick or Harry. The only moderator should be the, uh, moderator.

We Love @Elizabeth!!!! Couldn't agree more

celander

The only way to effectively moderate a forum thread is to give the editorial keys to the originator of the thread.

That’s not the way this group works, and it seems to function pretty well. There is the occasional bad actor, but they are usually quickly identified.

>>The only way to effectively moderate a forum thread is to give the editorial keys to the originator of the thread.<<

I can’t stop laughing.