When Parents Go Berzerk 2: WHAT IS THAT ON YOUR ARM?!?!?!

Okay, it wasn't a tattoo. It was just plain washable marker. I was feeling a little more pissed off at the world yesterday. I wrote words like "Normal?" and "Repent" on my forearms. I dunno, guess it was something to do. What my hawk-eyed mother noticed, however, was the word "Anarchy" written across my knuckles.

She flipped.

What really got me though was that when I asked why having the word anarchy written across my knuckles was such a bad thing, she stuttered a bit before answering:

"It's sick."

'It's Sick'? That's it? What the hell is wrong with her? Does she even know what the true meaning of anarchy is? Being the ever-vigilant journalist I am, I delved into the matter further, asking her just what was so sick about Anarchy. First, I asked her if she knew what it meant. This was her answer, more or less:

"Anarchy is when you don't want a government, you just want to do whatever you want without any kind of responsibility."

Now, I will post the meaning of anarchy from Dictionary.com, which states, and I quote:

an·ar·chy (Phonetic spelling removed for compatability)
n. pl. an·ar·chies
1. Absence of any form of political authority.
2. Political disorder and confusion.
3. Absence of any cohesive principle, such as a common standard or purpose.


Wow, so far Anarchy seems like a pretty bad thing, doesn't it? They might as well use words like "pandemonium", "chaos", and "utter silliness" as well, for crying out loud. So, my question to all of you is the following:

DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT ANARCHY IS?

Here's your homework, people. Check it out. Look it up. See what other people's points of view on it are. If you're too stupid to do that (I've been giving you people too much respect and responsibility lately anyway) I'll give you my opinion.

Anarchy is not "political confusion". I don't think anyone would be wandering around, their hands held out and this screwed up look on their face as they went, "Wha-? Who do I vote for? Where's Bush? Where' Cretien? I... I... I want to know where they went!!. Anarchy isn't about turning the world into one big house party where anything goes. It's about using our common sense to govern our own selves, rather than rely on fat old men who have large mansions to maintain and hookers to shower with. I mean, do we really want these guys telling us what is worth dying or killing for? The first sound of a gunshot makes men in black suits rush out and protect their fat ass as they waddle into their stretch limo. We PAY them for that.

Anarchy is all about living by your own rules. I mean sure, there's flaws. I'm not saying there isn't. But I think I missed the day they declared democracy officially free of flaws, too. Give me a break. I'd write more but I really doubt I'm going to change anyone's mind on this matter. Time to fuck off.


With extreme hatred and prejudice,
Andrew