I Still Believe
My early work is politically anarchist fiction, in that I was an anarchist for a long period of time. I’m not an anarchist any longer, because I’ve concluded that anarchism is an impractical ideal. Nowadays, I regard myself as a libertarian.
I suppose an anarchist would say, paraphrasing what Marx said about agnostics being “frightened atheists,” that libertarians are simply frightened anarchists. Having just stated the case for the opposition, I will go along and agree with them: yes, I am frightened. I’m a libertarian because I don’t trust the people as much as anarchists do.
I want to see government limited as much as possible; I would like to see it reduced back to where it was in Jefferson’s time, or even smaller. But I would not like to see it abolished. I think the average American, if left totally free, would act exactly like Idi Amin. I don’t trust the people any more than I trust the government.
- Robert Anton Wilson
But I still believe. Humanity has created wonders, broken boundaries, manipulated nature - We have come a long way. We are the only ones able to naturally transcend the beast-like, undeveloped paradigm other creatures are slave to. We have conquered the seas, conquered the skies, conquered the natural world, and are well on our way to the conquering of our physical selves. And when enough of the human race has reached this stage, we can exile those who refuse to move beyond their animal tendencies, just as how the advanced thinkers of ages past were exiled, and we will have the co-operative society we are all destined for.
There’s still hope - I can see it.
