The Rainbow Gathering: 5 Decades of Beta-Testing Anarchist Society (Part 1 of 5)

kennyskitchen (72) in philosophy • 8 years ago (edited)

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trismegistuz (54) · 8 years ago

I agree with nigel, this would be quite the place to live. How do they cope with people who oppose on the lifestyle? If they were to be threatened or terrorized?

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kennyskitchen (72) · 8 years ago

I'll be covering that in 2 ways:

The Gatherings have been threatened & terrorized by the U.S. government many times over the years, which I'll cover in part 2 (tomorrow)
Part 4 is going to focus on conflict resolution & consensus-based decision making, both of which will take a look more at the internal aspects of dealing with outliers & threats.

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trismegistuz (54) · 8 years ago

dang, guess you kind got me hooked haha

i'll follow and check out the next couple parts, sounds like an interesting topic

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coloured-content (65) · 8 years ago

yo hermes!

what does "20 ' male" mean?
...are you saying your 20 feet tall?

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trismegistuz (54) · 8 years ago

Ahh, you got me there. I guess i'm technically a 20 foot tall male country, didn't feel like using slashes but i'll change it just cause of this haha. Really meant 20/Male/Canada...

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coloured-content (65) · 8 years ago

Of coarse.....of all people I would expect Hermes @trismegistuz to overstand the law of cause and effect.

haha.

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coloured-content (65) · 8 years ago

@trismegistuz

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nigelmarkdias (69) · 8 years ago (edited)

This would be a wonderful society, @kennyskitchen
Is there a role for God in an anarchist's world?

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kennyskitchen (72) · 8 years ago

The simple answer is, if someone wants it to, and it doesn't involve forcing anything on someone else, then yes. The word has a wide variety of meanings to different people, and the only problem is when people decide to take their beliefs and start using them as an excuse for violence.

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nigelmarkdias (69) · 8 years ago

Thank you, @kennyskitchen
By your defintion, then even as a Christian, I too am an anarchist then.

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kennyskitchen (72) · 8 years ago (edited)

Jesus was certainly an anarchist, at least that has been my understanding from reading of the Christian texts. Anarchy/voluntaryism is simply the idea that each human is a sovereign being, and no other has the right to use violence against, or steal from, them.

Some examples:

Judges 17.6:

In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.

Galatians 5.13:

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Acts 5:29:.

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men."

Ephesians 6.12:

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Matthew 7.12:

So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

For a bit more reading:
"Romans 13 and the Christian Anarchist"
Christian Anarchism on Wikiquote

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nigelmarkdias (69) · 8 years ago

Thank you, @kennyskitchen

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anarchyhasnogods (68) · 8 years ago

"obey God"

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baah (61) · 8 years ago

LOLOLOLOLOLOL Way to provoke everyone here, though NOBODY even bothered to respond to your crap bro, why don't you tell us about what a billionaire can and can't do or what trump believes when it comes to Climate Change.

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shininglight777 (25) · 7 years ago

At a usa rainbow gathering Jesus Camp is popular, and the Krishnas always have a camp.

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countzero (53) · 8 years ago

Pepe!

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mranderson (57) · 8 years ago

That was really goid. I can't wait for the next part.

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kennyskitchen (72) · 8 years ago

Thanks @mranderson! I plan on releasing all 5 parts this week, so stay tuned :-)

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treewalker (54) · 8 years ago

i am reminded of a quote by Aleister Crowley... "do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law, love is the law, Love under will" . Thelemites and anarchist are not too far off from each other in a broad sense.

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kennyskitchen (72) · 8 years ago

Oh ya. Certainly most of the the Thelemites I've known are anarchists as well. I used to go to mass at the OTO temple in Portland before I started traveling, tons of amazing people :-)

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treewalker (54) · 8 years ago

i would love to travel but unfortunately i do not have the means to travel. i have never even been out of michigan.

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kennyskitchen (72) · 8 years ago

The means to travel? You mean a physical body? I quit my job, gave away my belongings, and left Portland with $200 in my pocket to head to the Rainbow Gathering in South Dakota, June of 2015, and I've been on the road since. I'm in Acapulco, Mexico right now :-)

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baah (61) · 8 years ago

"do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law, love is the law, Love under will"
I challenge you to argue that it doesn't mean simply "do what you will, blah blah blah" which has nothing to do with the philosophy of the world (animals included) "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" and the basic tenet of anarchy "no rulers".