October 28, 2007 archive

In existing States a fresh law is looked upon as a remedy for evil. Instead of themselves altering what is bad, people begin by demanding a law to alter it. If the road between two villages is impassable, the peasant says, “There should be a law about parish roads.” If a park-keeper takes advantage of the want of spirit in those who follow him with servile obedience and insults one of them, the insulted man says, “There should be a law to enjoin more politeness upon the park-keepers.” If there is stagnation in agriculture or commerce, the husbandman, cattle-breeder, or corn- speculator argues, “It is protective legislation which we require.” Down to the old clothesman there is not one who does not demand a law to protect his own little trade. If the employer lowers wages or increases the hours of labor, the politician in embryo explains, “We must have a law to put all that to rights.” In short, a law everywhere and for everything! A law about fashions, a law about mad dogs, a law about virtue, a law to put a stop to all the vices and all the evils which result from human indolence and cowardice.

~Peter Kropotkin, “Law and Authority”

Hey, somebody else started it with blow jobs in pony party.  Anyway, children shouldn’t be on computers on Saturdays  looking at pony parties, they should be out breaking their arms and legs in fun childhood games like Red Rover or break some other bone at the skate park or in some sport designed to teach sportsmanship and team work. Although I love sports myself, I always wondered how blood spurting everywhere or a bone sticking out was supposed to make somebody feel bonded to the team.