"I became definitely an Anarchist when sent to New Caledoniae, on a state ship, in order to bring me to repentance for having fought for liberty. I and my companions were kept in cages like lions or tigers during four months. We saw nothing but sky and water, with now and then the white sail of a vessel on the horizon, like a bird’s wing in the sky. This impression and the expanse were overwhelming. We had much time to think on board, and by constantly comparing things, events, and men; by having seen my friends of the Commune, who were honest, at work, and who only knew how to throw their lives into the struggle, so much they feared to act ill;
I came rapidly to the conclusion that honest men in power are incapable, and that dishonest ones are monsters; that it is impossible to ally liberty with power, and that a revolution whose aim is any form of government would be but a delusion if only a few institutions fell, because everything is bound by indestructible chains in the old world, and everything must be uprooted by the foundations for the new world to grow happy and be at liberty under a free sky."
Auszug aus Louise Michels Artikel "Why I am an Anarchist" in Liberty (London), März 1896, S. 26.
https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/anarchist-beginnings/louise-michel-why-i-am-an-anarchist-1896/
https://libcom.org/article/liberty-journal-anarchist-communism
I am an Anarchist because Anarchy alone, by means of liberty and justice based on equal rights, will make humanity happy, and because Anarchy is the sublimest idea conceivable by man. It is, today, the [...]
@Fragglemuppet Yeah absolutely! Using fun things to regulate yourself through the unfun things is a great way to do it.
I personally highly enjoy when my work or effort has a tangible positive effect especially on other people, What really kills me is working on something that I would qualify as useless. I find that even if it's an activity that I don't enjoy, I will get immense joy and satisfaction out of it from thinking of the benefits it has for others.
@Fragglemuppet I get what they mean as well but it's very difficult to me to enjoy something mindlessly.
The most "mindless" TV I ever watched are Star Trek or Gumball but both constantly make interesting commentaries and have captivating ideas or smart humor.
I think I would call them mindless because I sometimes watch them when am on break and you sorta just take in the episodes and think about them, especially in relation to other ideas and your own experience. It's not high energy use.
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