I don't think we disagree. I'm not saying this is a hill to die on. I mean I think people misunderstand what is being communicated and defining the terms can help. You are correct on the "state" term but the term state is used in international relations and is commonly heard in the news. I think most people understand the "state department" isn't focused on the 50 states of the US.
I sometimes say governance vs government as well which is an alt to using "state".
The Kurds are a good example.
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55 sats \ 1 reply \ @jasonb 25 Jun
Yeah, I really hadn’t ever thought about governance as distinct from government, but that’s totally what family and church and Bitcoin and sports teams and stacker news all are. Thanks for the heads up on this idea!
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Yeah, just passing it along. I don't recall the first person I heard it from but it has stuck with me. Anarchy has different meanings to people. The dominate one in my experience is "no rules". IE Chaos. This is one reason I don't use this term much with normies. What anarchists typically mean is "no rulers". We need rules/guides/laws. Order is good. We even need leaders. I reject the idea that we need rulers. If we want leaders we can follow their lead.
I really see laziness as the main issue keeping people from breaking past the belief in government. Many good thinkers and writers have answered most of the objections we see to abolishing the state. Frankly, I don't usually waste my time with discussions because people are not interested in thinking about such things. This is why I find bitcoin so interesting. If people had to vote to pass laws for bitcoin to work it would never happen. But because of its design it will move past the mental blocks of most people and win on utility.
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