[P2P-F] Declaration_of_the_Occupation_of_New_York_City

Sun Oct 2 18:47:27 CEST 2011

Natalie,
	Wilhelm Reich wrote an excellent book, that generally is ignored. The  
title is the "Mass Psychology of Fascism." it is based upon his direct  
experience of the rise of Nazi fascism in Germany and of his direct  
contact with Stalinist communists which he also describes as a form of  
fascism. Then there are the various degrees of totalitarianism. Both are  
very similar by the enforced conformity to authority. "Libertarianism" as  
a concept has also been used to provide an acceptable appearance for other  
forms of authoritarianism, most notably the siege against small "d"  
democracy and the role of governance to protect and preserve the commons  
in its many forms. The Libertarian Party in the US has been gathering  
point for nominal conservatives who operate to diminish the commons in  
multiple contexts. Sticking to the outcomes and objectives as would be  
expected in a democratic process does seem like a better way to define and  
sustain an open process. Yes, there is a substantial potential problems  
when appearance and labels are accepted as either adequate or applicable.  
In short you, imo, are quite correct in being suspicious of labeling as  
basis for political correctness.

Tadit


On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:19:19 -0400, Natalie Golovin <10natalie at cox.net>  
wrote:

> Declaration will cause movement to lose a lot of support. You may say  
> you don’t care about Libertarians anyway-not very democratic attitude.  
> When the Left gets going it’s more frightening than the Corporatocracy
>
> From: Michel Bauwens
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:14 AM
> To: p2p-foundation
> Cc: Amaia Arcos
> Subject: [P2P-F] Declaration_of_the_Occupation_of_New_York_City
>
> http://p2pfoundation.net/Declaration_of_the_Occupation_of_New_York_City
>
> Dear Amaia, can you publish this on our blog?
>
> Michel