Re: Timorese 'hacktivists' warn of revenge

[Lev Lafayette <lev@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>]

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> ben@zerohour.net says:
(rm)

Ah yes, but surely this is an (r)evolutionary process.

Self determinated ET govt is closer to anarchism (as a political theory)
than rule imposed by paracolonial Indonesia.

Apologies for even more nit-picking ;-)

Lev

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> i believe you are confusing 'anarchists' with 'pro-independence 
> supporters'.
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> as i see it, anarchists desire the destruction of government as an 
> institution, including with it the mindset of authority and power. 
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> to overthrow the current government (indonesian rule) to replace it with 
> another government (east timorese rule) is not anarchism.
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> apologies for nit-picking. 
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