By Alex P. Laslow

Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 1 (November 1988)

When I wrote part 1 of this article, I was nearly giving up on all forms of government. I was quite pleased with my radical thinking, and asked a friend of mine to read it. Knowing full well he was going to challenge the whole idea of anarchy and knowing he would be insulted at my anti-American thoughts. So in defense, I prepared a narrow mind.

Well, he argued with all the things I had expected, and he accused anarchy of being “impossible,” and said it was “a nice idea but that is it.” He explained to me that there is always going to be someone that wants to go ahead and with anarchy, it would be complete chaos.”

He was right. I was angry, and I was being very narrow minded. The next thing he said to me, completely knocked down my mental wall and made me see an alternative.

“Why don’t you try to change the government we have now, instead of trying to make an impossible one?”

Well, maybe not in so many words, but that’s the idea.

All right, so anarchy is unrealistic, but to me, if it worked with all individuals, it would be the best form government I know of.

Since something like this is doubtful to occur any time soon, I’m going to try to make a better democracy through change.

Amen.