14 October 2019
I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I am a multi-threat deviant. I am polyamorous in a world ruled by binary bigots. I am an ardent fan of four-color super-heroic fantasy in a “them funny books is fer kids” world. I am a sci-fi geek who is not thrilled when Star Trek is pre-empted by a tape-delayed pre-season pro football game.
And I speak English in ‘Merica.
And more to the point today, I am an atheist in Mystic-World and an anarchist in Statist-World. And it’s funny. Those two philosophies are probably the most amenable to all others, and yet ours are probably the most universally despised of all “faiths.” Other points of view tend to agree more with ours than any of them do with each other.
For numerous example…
Leftie Statist: The regressive consumption tax hurts the poor.
Anarchist: It certainly does! Cut that tax!
Rightie Statist: The progressive income tax is destructive of industry, of thrift, of innovation, and of civil society.
Anarchist: Right on all counts! Cut that tax!
Leftie Statist: The War on Drugs is an assault on our civil rights.
Anarchist: Absolutely right. Let‘s end it!
Righie Statist: An armed society is a safer and more polite society.
Anarchist: It sure is! Self-defense is a human right, and a responsible Militia takes it upon itself to be as well-armed as the Occupation.
Leftie Statist: Since many see war as mass-murder it is cruel to compel those who object on grounds of conscience to support it through taxation.
Anarchist: Absolutely right. Let‘s end the practice!
Rightie Statist: Since many see abortion as homicide it is cruel to compel those who object on grounds of conscience to support it through taxation.
Anarchist: Absolutely right. Let‘s end the practice!
Christian: I do not believe in the divinity of Thor.
Atheist: Yep! Me too.
Druid: I do not believe in the divinity of Jesus.
Atheist: Roger that.
Buddhist: I do not believe in the divinity of Zeus.
Atheist: Ditto.
Shinto: I do not believe in the divinity of Ishtar.
Atheist: Me neither.
Muslim: There is no god but Allah.
Atheist: Oh dude! I was with you all the way to “but.”
Jew: I do not believe in paying retail.
Me: Man, I wish I had your connections!
Okeh, I get why I am hated, but atheists in general?
And why anarchists at all?