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Andrew T

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Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

The general is to be recognized as authority because of his position and the privileges and rights and powers that that position gives him. If tomorrow all the soldiers decided to turn on their general, as has happened historically, that is 100% possible. That is an instance of force or of violence being used to resist authority rather than being used to be authority.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

Another thing that gets confused with authority is

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

Another thing that gets confused with authority is

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

Another thing that gets confused with authority is

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

influence or or respect so influence is really something i mean i might find somebody's abilities or qualities or achievements admirable right i respect that about them that doesn't mean they have an authority over me i might be inspired by someone in a way that affects my character or development or behavior but again that doesn't that influence doesn't automatically translate into authority

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

influence or or respect so influence is really something i mean i might find somebody's abilities or qualities or achievements admirable right i respect that about them that doesn't mean they have an authority over me i might be inspired by someone in a way that affects my character or development or behavior but again that doesn't that influence doesn't automatically translate into authority

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

influence or or respect so influence is really something i mean i might find somebody's abilities or qualities or achievements admirable right i respect that about them that doesn't mean they have an authority over me i might be inspired by someone in a way that affects my character or development or behavior but again that doesn't that influence doesn't automatically translate into authority

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

You'll find that a lot of the anarchist thinkers of the late 19th or the 20th century, they were very influential. They were not authorities, but they had a profound impact on the people around them. And they were a profound inspiration to us even to today.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

You'll find that a lot of the anarchist thinkers of the late 19th or the 20th century, they were very influential. They were not authorities, but they had a profound impact on the people around them. And they were a profound inspiration to us even to today.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

You'll find that a lot of the anarchist thinkers of the late 19th or the 20th century, they were very influential. They were not authorities, but they had a profound impact on the people around them. And they were a profound inspiration to us even to today.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

For those who have listened to some of my Anarchist History episodes, you'll know that he kind of shows up sometimes. He shows up in Egypt. Literally everywhere. He shows up all over the place.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

For those who have listened to some of my Anarchist History episodes, you'll know that he kind of shows up sometimes. He shows up in Egypt. Literally everywhere. He shows up all over the place.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

For those who have listened to some of my Anarchist History episodes, you'll know that he kind of shows up sometimes. He shows up in Egypt. Literally everywhere. He shows up all over the place.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And that really gets into some of the interesting conversation around anarchism and leadership and the different ways that you can sort of interpret the concept of leadership. But I'll save that for... Another discussion. There are two other things that authority gets confused with that I want to address. The first is coordination.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And that really gets into some of the interesting conversation around anarchism and leadership and the different ways that you can sort of interpret the concept of leadership. But I'll save that for... Another discussion. There are two other things that authority gets confused with that I want to address. The first is coordination.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And that really gets into some of the interesting conversation around anarchism and leadership and the different ways that you can sort of interpret the concept of leadership. But I'll save that for... Another discussion. There are two other things that authority gets confused with that I want to address. The first is coordination.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And what's interesting about coordination is that it's very much tied to authority a lot in the present day. You know, a lot of the rules we have in the current system, coordination and authority get tied up together. So you have a manager of an enterprise and that manager coordinates all of the workers in that enterprise. But the manager also has authority over those workers.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And what's interesting about coordination is that it's very much tied to authority a lot in the present day. You know, a lot of the rules we have in the current system, coordination and authority get tied up together. So you have a manager of an enterprise and that manager coordinates all of the workers in that enterprise. But the manager also has authority over those workers.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And what's interesting about coordination is that it's very much tied to authority a lot in the present day. You know, a lot of the rules we have in the current system, coordination and authority get tied up together. So you have a manager of an enterprise and that manager coordinates all of the workers in that enterprise. But the manager also has authority over those workers.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

You know, to fire, to... to discipline, to do all these sorts of things. Or a general in an army might have a coordination role of ensuring that there's communication between various militias or various regiments and that the soldiers within that regiment know exactly what their goal is, what their task is, and how they can go about accomplishing it.