In a diary I posted a couple of weeks ago, I was called daft for suggesting that every individual in a society has the power and right to maintain peace in his or her community and that the failure to do so is directly related to the violence we see in schools. I was also accused of appealing to anarchy for suggesting the previously mentioned. Here is the fourth installment of my rebuttal.
Please be sure to read part 1, part 2, and part 3
I decided that it was necessary to show readers how the development of America's police state has effected the minds of many.
Absurd Statements
“Furthermore, a common measure of a civilized society is one where the government has a monopoly on violence.“
I could possibly rant for hours about this statement. This nation was design so that the government doesn’t have a monopoly on anything except the power to print a national currency. The very idea that government should have the monopoly on violence is the essence of tyranny. Additionally, government will never have the ability or capacity to deal with every issue. Herein lies the need for citizens to be responsible for their communities which includes schools.
“Put down your books and pick up a gun, we’re gonna have a whole lotta fun”
When I initially read this comment, I was hoping that the commenter was joking but as I meditated on the statement, I realized that this was the result of not taking the issue at hand seriously. I can only hope that one day that the citizens of any country can see that peace will only be maintained through an active population.
“Yes, the police have authority... that's the POINT of police. They are the ones we dutifully select, train, equip and empower to enforce ALL laws over ALL citizens within their jurisdiction.“
Maybe I missed something in the last election, but I don’t recall dutifully selecting any police officer in my community. I hope people do not believe that we choose our police officers. This is the reason why officers do not answer to us or lend themselves to the needs of the community because we do not select them. In some cities we elect police commissioners which is still an indirect process of choosing local officers. Similarly, in many cities we don’t elect school board officials which is why local school systems aren’t responsible to the communities.
In summary, it is not my intention to insult those who have commented on my diaries; however, I will respond to comments in a diary if they warrant a thorough rebuttal. Society exists as it does now because we as citizens have not held up our end of the social compact. This is why we use the language of participatory democracy. We MUST participate in the democracy in order to change public education.
-Bryant