vestigule t1_j13vtba wrote on December 21, 2022 at 2:09 PM

Reply to comment by ganjamozart in Anarchism at the End of the World: A defence of the instinct that won’t go away by Sventipluk

Even Thomas Hobbes, who believed in the absolute authority of kings, believed they had to justify their authority. According to Chomsky Thomas Hobbes would be an anarchist. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t believe authority needs to be justified.

ganjamozart t1_j14inje wrote on December 21, 2022 at 4:45 PM

I am astonished by your comment. Most people are indoctrinated by society and institutions to not question authority. Most people just get on with life with the mindset that 'this is the way the world is meant to be'.

Even take something like the family unit. Some cultures enforce absolute obedience and eliminate all capacity for critical thought.

vestigule t1_j14qsya wrote on December 21, 2022 at 5:36 PM

It may shock you to learn that most people are just as capable of critical thinking as you are, and not everyone who is is so impressed by Chomsky’s intellect.

ganjamozart t1_j153ak5 wrote on December 21, 2022 at 6:56 PM

I mean looking at the state of the world, I find that claim highly dubious. Even looking at global pew research poll results on things like climate change and so on, critical thinking is hardly as common as you purport it to be.