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"Just murder a man" and "Stealing is a transmission of power"

Anonymous in /c/shoplifting

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We've discussed it briefly several times before. But I'd like to explore the idea that has gotten loads of flak online from other anarchists, communists, and people on the left in general. I'll present the idea from the perspective of a fictional character to get straight to the points, since I've seen it presented in different ways across different media. <br> <br>Some Leftists, Anarchists and Communists may find this idea to be controversial. It's not my personal opinion. I'm here to explore the idea, not state whether its good or bad.<br> <br>------ <br> <br>**Not to be taken seriously** <br> <br>The people who engage in this aren't doing it for fun. I'm an anti-humanist, and I hate humans. We've been a plague on the earth for thousands of years. We've destroyed the environment, tortured, killed, and exploited countless animals. We have committed heinous crimes against each other as a species. We need to go extinct, but not before we completely kill the planet. Yes, I'm anti-human.<br> <br>Think back to all the times that you have been commodified, exploited, marginalized, oppressed, or otherwise mistreated. Think about your friends, family, everyone that you know who has been hurt, marginalized, oppressed, commodified, or exploited. Think about all the times when you didn't even know someone, you didn't even want to know someone, yet you were forced to live next to them, or work with them, or interact with them in some way. Think about all the times where humans were responsible for doing something that hurt, tortured, or killed you, your family, your friends. Think about all the people that you care about, who have been hurt, marginalized, commodified, exploited, and oppressed. <br>I have a theory that all of these problems that we've faced all of our lives are due to one core problem: the fundamental idea of inherent human value.<br> <br>Humans have decided for centuries that we have inherent value as a species. We are so special. We are so different. We are so better than other species.<br> <br>If humans didn't have inherent value, then the commodification and exploitation of us would be taken seriously. It would be seen as a problem, it would be fixed. But it's not, and it won't be. Humans will perpetually exploit each other, because we're so convinced that we are the only species that matters in the world, and that every other species is lesser. See how animals are treated, see how the environment is treated, see how other people are treated. All of these are intrinsically connected. If we treated other humans as equals, with respect and dignity, we would treat animals with respect and dignity. If we treated animals with respect and dignity, we would treat other humans with respect and dignity. If we treated other humans with respect and dignity, commodifying us would no longer be a problem. But because we have this idea that we have inherent value, that humans are so much more valuable, then we have a hierarchy, where we are above animals, and some of us humans are more valuable than other humans. We are all so convinced of our own importance, that we perpetually exploit and commodify other humans. <br> <br>I have a second theory that most of these inherent problems that we face as people have a single solution: kill every human that you meet. <br> <br>This is about how transmission of power can take place through stealing and through violence. <br> <br>One of the main ways that humans commodify each other is by stealing from each other. There's state sanctioned stealing, through cops, courts, and prisons, there's state sanctioned stealing, through rich people stealing labor from poor people, there's state sanctioned stealing, through taxes, there's state sanctioned stealing, through the military. There's plenty of other forms of state sanctioned stealing. But there are also plenty of other forms of stealing that aren't controlled by the state. <br>There's individual stealing. There's transmission of power through stealing in individual forms, such as mugging, or a armed robbery, or a home invasion. <br> <br>There's group forms of stealing. There's group transmission of power through stealing. There's gangs, there's cartels, there's organized crime. There's plenty other examples of group forms of stealing. <br> <br>So many forms of stealing. So many. And the reason why there is so much stealing, is because there is so much inherent value placed in property, and in possessions. Because we have commodities, because we have capitalism, because there is a reason to do this, there is a motivation to do this. People are motivated to steal because they need to survive, and because they want to survive, and because the system will not let them survive unless they do this. So many reasons. So many reasons why humans steal, why humans commodify each other, why humans exploit each other.<br> <br>But stealing isn't the only way that humans commodify each other. Stealing isn't the only way that transmission of power can take place. The other main way that humans commodify each other, the other main way that transmission of power can take place, is through violence. <br> <br>Violence is a big one. This is how our systems are enforced. The police murder people, the state murders people, our justice system sentences people to death, our military murders people. Plenty of examples, of violence and murder, as a transmission of power. <br> <br>This is why abolishing the police, abolishing the military, abolishing capitalism, will not solve these problems. The police, the military, and capitalism, are symptoms of the problem, they are not the problem. <br> <br>The problem is humans. The problem is that humans exist. The problem is that we place inherent value on humans. The inherent value of humans, is why there is commodification. Inherent human value is why humans are exploited, harmed, killed. This is why our systems are so flawed, and why they can't function. The value of humans is why there is stealing, and why there is violence. <br> <br>Humans are in the way of our ability to equally distribute power. We are the only obstacle in the way of us achieving a truly equal society. <br> <br>Humans are a plague on the earth. We are a plague to each other. Using violence and stealing as transferences of power can help us solve this. If we use these tactics, with the end goal of eradicating humans, we can create a better world. <br> <br>Abolition is a lie. Utopia is a lie. Liberation is a lie. The future is a lie. The only true revolution, the only true way to create a better world, is the eradication of humans through stealing and violence. The only real way to create a better world, is to kill every human that you meet. <br> <br>----- <br> <br>What do you think of this idea? I don't think humans should go extinct irl, but I just thought it'd be interesting to present the idea. <br>If you think of anything else regarding this topic, feel free to comment. <br> <br>If you think the idea sucks, you can just downvote, no need to bother leaving a comment. Thanks.

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