A Little Creative Anarchy...

To reject the state, it takes some action.  Philosophy in action.  Now, I'm not fond of spending time in jail.  Not against paying for your convictions, but simply not interested in committing crimes for the sake of committing crimes.  Besides, I want to find ways for otherwise typical persons to become involved in human interactions outside the ways sanctioned by the state and the business complex. 

However, to put philosophy in action, one needs to be creative.  Last Christmas, I gave away some lottery tickets with the admonition that, if the recipient won the jackpot, they were to share the jackpot with me.  That was, of course, putting into action the philosophy I mentioned in a previous post with regard to the fact you only truly own property when you give it away.  And giving it away while retaining the right to direct disposition is the best of all possible worlds.

So, there is one creative way to break down barriers.  Try giving away $2.00 and tell someone they have to give away $1.00 of it.  Some people will ask and you can share the lesson.  Some won't care.  But you will live a philosophy relatively cheaply.

A previous post suggested public singing.  Music is always a good way to break the ice and cause free associations of people.  Street music that is unplanned and brings people together can be greatly cathartic.  I have read of "Street Fairs" spontaneously breaking out.  What a wonderful way to reject the need for a state run, media sponsored entertainment complex!

Finally, I have thought about various art projects.  One that has seemed to have possibilities is to buy a dozen or so disposable cameras.  Give them to a dozen or so people with instructions for them to take pictures and return them to you.  Then post the photos online or, better yet, in the neighborhood, as part of a bigger art project.  Or to do the same with a writing project.

Art has always been connected with social change and the results of these types of projects can be not only useful in and of themselves, but can serve to instruct others in the future.  In any event, it forces people to act on their own, outside of convention, and it shows them the results of that direct action.

I would be interested in any other creative ways to take undirected actions which can be used to further human interactions outside the accepted and predetermined norms of the state and business/capitalisitic complexes.  Let's share these and see what can be done!