For a white liberal to say, "if you have kids and grandkids, you wouldn't have your ACAB position," is the same nonsense as, "You will grow more conservative as you did older."
That statement also ignores the kids and grandkids that are murdered by the cops.
White Liberals, not all but some, when black folks are sharing their feelings about cops and how they don't feel outside because of cops, that is not a good time to say, "If folks just comply with the cops there wouldn't be any problem. Just saying."
In fact, there is no good time to say that.
George Floyd complied the entire time as he had a knee on his neck for over 9 minutes.
And that is not the only example.
Philando Castile complied too. Told the cop that he has a gun, legally. The cop shoot him seven times.
There are many examples that the list can go on. Whole books full of examples too. #SheHerName
But what is scary to me about that statement, is that the White Liberal is okay with there being someone with power over him so long as he complies.
If you believe that, then you believe in Benevolent Dictators. That is scary to me if the major of folks believe in that.
…….Apparently, I am going to give a tongue lashing to a liberal. Well, there will be discussion and debate about why Anarchists say "ACAB" and is it okay for there to be small business owner. This should be….. interesting.
The Problem With Human Rights
I think this video is important to re-watch. Especially for Liberals and Statists that are critical of Anarchists and Anarchism. Because if you believe that, "Well, we need a State in order to maintain stability. We need the Cops to Enforce rights." The "Enforcement" of said Rights is the problem. Who Enforces those rights? Who gives them that power to have power over us to 'Enforce' these rights? Well, in our current system is The State. But who funds the State? Well, in our current system, the Wealthy. The 1%. So they will "enforce' their will and their power over us, the workers. I really wish everyone watches this video and ask themselves, "Is it worth having a Coercive unjustifiable hierarchy of The State in order to maintain order and enforce our rights? Is it necessary to have Cops at all to ensure these rights through 'enforcement?'"
Because from an Anarchist perspective, No. We don't need Enforcement, period. Because by demanding enforcement, you are asking for someone else to power over you or others. You are asking for a power imbalance. If you say, "Well yes. We need that power imbalance because there are Assholes in this world. You can't trust the major of people with your life." That exposes your mistrust of your fellow person, your fellow comrade. That is a learned behavior that can be unlearned.
Anarchists don't believe we need "enforcement" for human rights or to maintain order. Hence why we abolish the Police and Abolish the State. We may not even believe in a Social Contract to ensure that either. Anarchist trust each other, not blindly, but because of Mutual Aid being A Factor of Evolution. We are Social Creatures after all. No one man is an Island. If you think that sounds like an 'unstable' or 'unsustainable' society to you, I think you need to work on your mistrust of your fellow humans. And I agree, it does require changing society to do that. And that is worth doing.
