Monday, October 12, 2009

Criticisms of Stanley's view of Guam's Anarco-Communist dream society.

In this blog I will be copy pasting my friend's blog and I shall critic what I think is wrong and what I agree with. Maybe even simplify some other parts.

"Anarchist communism is a far-left movement which advocates the abolition of the state, private property, and capitalism in favor of common ownership of the means of production, direct or consensus democracy and a horizontal network of voluntary associations, workers' councils, or a gift economy through which everyone will be free to satisfy their needs.

Let me reword this whole definition into something more digestible. Anarcho-Communism is an egalitarian society which rids the population of any form of social classes. Government, private property, and capitalism exists no more. The economy will be run by a "gift economy" where members of society are free to contribute to and partake from based on each person's individual needs.



The people of Guam will all agree on this ideology and work together in order to maintain their society. One of the major changes will be the movement from America's ideas of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, to true freedom cannot exist for all, unless the rights of all are respected by all. One of the first changes would be the division of Guam into smaller communities. Anarchy cannot work in large populations where organization and order would be difficult. Each community will be in charge of fending for itself and its people. Alliances would be drawn out from each community agreeing on certain aspects such as aiding each other and responsibility for their respected areas. Each community must also agree that it must focus on maintaining itself, so that it will be able to receive help from others while not one community simply rely on being fed.


Liberty and true freedom is extremely stressed in an anarcho-communist community. With the ability to be able to do what ever job you actually want to do without worrying about how much money you will need to pay the rent is an example of true freedom. People will also be more happier without any money stresses more people will be able to live life more in ease. As for division into smaller communities I would some what agree to a point. I don't think the communities will be fending for their selves but I believe the closest thing to a community there will be on Guam is that all the farmers will be in their area and all the tailors/construction workers/ factory workers will be in another area. Not because they have disagreements or anything but for production efficiency. Alliances just simply cannot exist for alliances will require some form of hierarchy or division of members.

The communities would be divided into the villages of Guam. Where the communities allow free movement from each village. There would need to be representatives in each village to gather and meet to represent their people, a sort of village ambassador. They would meet and organize their community in which would serve Guam best as a whole. They would set up the communities to work in which not one community relies on another to survive. This society would need the essential workers, which are farmers, fishermen, doctors, teachers. Some would say that artists are required, in order to maintain culture and entertainment.


I was thinking about the villages on Guam and their differences actually. I believe the villages will still have their own unique names and such but I don't think they will be divided. I already went over how things are going to be broken down according to jobs. Yes free passage is a must. If they regulate passage then that's a form of government. I seriously oppose the whole idea of ambassadors and representatives in each village for each are a form of hierarchy. There will be community stores like a farmers market where you can get all your grocery needs and be able to give back to the market's workers. Yes the island would of course have all of the essential workers. Remember everyone is now free to do what they want to.


Although everyone is free to work or not, it would be best to develop the mindset of the people that working for the benefit of society is an essential part of life. This could be done through education, people will learn that in order for them to survive, everyone must do their part. The anarcho-communist Guam will be different from what it looks like today. Guam would be divided up into villages which will try and organize themselves for the benefit of the community. There would be farmers, fishermen, doctors, teachers, and artisans in each village in order to maintain their society.


:/ pretty much except the village division



THE ANARCHO-COMMUNIST GUAM

The United States allowed Guam to change its ideology to Anarcho-Communism. In order to not create a bad influence on the people, the United States decides to move its military somewhere else, leaving the people of Guam their right to practice thier ideology.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! Good idea to the whole movement of the military. I never thought of that :D! I was thinking in forms of violent revolutions and such. A+!


Guam would abolish state, private property, and capitalism. Guam would be limited in contact with other Nations because of thier new "goverment." The abolishment of currency would rid of all imported goods to Guam. Few nations will accept trade with Guam considering its few resources. With limited resources, population will rapidly decrease. Most likely, people will move to other places once they hear that Guam will be an anarcho-communist society. People will realize that Guam do not have the sufficient resources in order to maintain the current population and will move before anarchy truly does turn to chaos.

I don't think nations would accept trade with Guam actually, for nations requires customs forms and such which we won't have because of 0% capitalism or a free market too. As for population decrease I now agree with population decrease. But the extent is still a giant guess for us. I think it would still decrease around the first 5-7 years just cause if everything today was to switch, yeah food supplies will be gone quickly and we will have to get the hang of having more farmers/fishermen/tailors/etc. I'd say after the first 5-7 there at the worst case scenario will be a 1-2/3 population decrease. I'm sure after the make or break 10 years population will slowly again increase slowly but surely. After the thirty years. We will probably be back to almost the same population. People must have accepted the facts that they are going to die. So no people will move. Unless there really was like a months notice before the change of population. If that was the case then a good chunk of population will be gone and less people will be dying from starvation.


Villages will establish themselves once everything settles. Farms and fishermen will most likely be the main source of food for every village. Schools and hospitals will also be established in each village. Education in the new society would mostly focus on maintaining the current ideology and create members of society that be benificial for the anarcho-communist society. Health care would be extremely limited because the study of modern medicine would be limited due to the focus of maintaining society at its current level. There would not be enough resources or people to conduct research.


Pretty much. Schools will still exist. But how they run will be different. Like kids do not have to go to class and such. The idea behind this is that kids who actually want to study will get to study without trouble makers being in class disrupting and such. As for health care, it would be a very community thing imo. I'm sure there are going to be very smart people left on Guam who know natural remedies and such.


People would work and contribute to their village. And in return they are able to obtain thier needs that the village provides. And this would be allowed to work in between villages themselves. The emphasis would be that not one village would rely on others but they would understand that there is no such thing as true independence, that they realize that everyone is linked together in their society.

Well I agree with most of that but I still think independence is still extremely stressed in this ideology. Being able to give gifts and to receive them is ultimate independence for me imo.
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