me: many are not smart enough to fear us, of course David: are you familiar with the california f-scale (a personality psychology test)? me: one only fears their superiors if they are wise enough to do so me: nope David: http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/California_F_Scale David: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_of_control locus of control is significant here too. me: well, I'm certainly familiar with the sort David: we can actually evaluate the sorts of people that fit each of those categories you've described. THAT'S 'self-awareness' me: yes me: we now can especially me: although we can also do so merely by observing David: yeah. me: it is easy to figure out who needs to be stripped of power and who must be elevated me: if one is of the other type David: I will say... I'm from a libertarian background, and still consider myself a libertarian (though I recognize my writing resembles marx more than rand)... me: I'm from same me: now anarchist David: I'm not comfortable with the FCC 'solving' the net neutrality issue. David: though I know it needs to be resolved. me: neither am I David: I'm an anarchist too... but I don't think people understand what I mean by it David: it's not that I want there to be no government me: I am only comfortable with pressure applied by a technocratic voluntary brigade David: it's that the very concept of Legitimate Authority - that which you are morally obligated to obey - is bunk David: no such thing exists me: intended to prevent any initiation of force David: so any government that claims Legitimate Authority is full of shit me: of course David: I'm an anarchist insofar as I reject LA me: from where would such authority derive? me: right David: but I believe there can be legitimate (lower-case 'l') government (lower-case 'g').