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posted by dennisn on August 29th, 2008 at 6:32PM

Hahah. That's a pretty despicable definition. I've also seriously heard it equated *directly* to violence. Obviously, defined so horribly, no reasonable person would approve of it.

But if AN ARCHOS, which literally and simply means NO GOVERNMENT no longer just means NO GOVERNMENT, what word shall we use?

I really hate to admit it, but we have lost the battle for the word. It has been subverted, mangled, rendered meaningless.

Henceforth, to avoid inevitable confusion, I am a Notaxorpoliceorpublicserviceslave. Let's see them subvert that word!

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posted by Nylorac on August 29th, 2008 at 6:37PM

Also, you overextend the meaning of "archos". It only meant leader/first person.

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posted by Nylorac on August 29th, 2008 at 6:39PM

It tended to refer to oligarchies and monarchies, which a government is not exclusive to.

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posted by dennisn on August 29th, 2008 at 8:22PM

It never only tended to these forms of government. It always tended toward all forms of government. Government, by the way, equals "legalized" coercion. It's political science 101.

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posted by dennisn on August 29th, 2008 at 6:42PM

A government most definitely is.

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posted by Nylorac on August 29th, 2008 at 6:45PM

Fine, it can be similar to it in description, but *is* not exclusively.

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Is exactly precisely that. ARC by dennisn on August 29th, 2008 at 6:46PM.

And there are many flavours of by dennisn on August 29th, 2008 at 6:47PM.

posted by Nylorac on August 29th, 2008 at 6:39PM

"an" meaning without or not

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posted by Nylorac on August 29th, 2008 at 6:42PM

Ok, so if anarchy is directly from "an archos", AND we're defining the term based solely on its linguistic roots, then "anarchy" can mean:

1. without monarchy
2. without oligarchy
3. no monarchy
4. no oligarchy

But a government is neither a monarchy nor is it an oligarchy ...

hmmm...

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You'll notice the roots of the by dennisn on August 29th, 2008 at 6:46PM.

Ancient Greek morphology is "c by Driusan on August 29th, 2008 at 6:57PM.

Yes. I can't think of any conf by dennisn on August 29th, 2008 at 6:59PM.

It's not confusing. My point by Nylorac on August 29th, 2008 at 7:58PM.

Not really. Even with the wier by dennisn on August 29th, 2008 at 8:15PM.

Notaxorpoliceorpublicserviceslave!!!!
posted by Nylorac on August 29th, 2008 at 6:34PM

Excellent - please only ever use that word!

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