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Originally, suicide had been considered the best option, since the way in which society is currently set up only gives a person two other options, both of which are problematic. One of those paths is to work within the system, attempting to effect change in ways that don't involve lawbreaking. The other is to rebel in illegal ways. This latter path is the most in accord with the [[wikipedia:Henry David Thoreau|Thoreauvian]] values set forth in ''[[wikipedia:Resistance to Civil Government|Resistance to Civil Government]]'', but can often result in incarceration, which rapidly grows tiresome. In Larson's view, the suicides of [[wikipedia:Mohamed Bouazizi|Mohamed Bouazizi]] and [[wikipedia:Aaron Swartz|Aaron Swartz]] had beneficial impacts on public opinion concerning statist tyranny; and further suicides of activists might have the same effect. However, as documented in the bliki, Larson, after making a plan and acquiring the necessary supplies, found himself incapable of going through with it; and unwilling to go back to prison, had to resort back to the path of working within the system. | Originally, suicide had been considered the best option, since the way in which society is currently set up only gives a person two other options, both of which are problematic. One of those paths is to work within the system, attempting to effect change in ways that don't involve lawbreaking. The other is to rebel in illegal ways. This latter path is the most in accord with the [[wikipedia:Henry David Thoreau|Thoreauvian]] values set forth in ''[[wikipedia:Resistance to Civil Government|Resistance to Civil Government]]'', but can often result in incarceration, which rapidly grows tiresome. In Larson's view, the suicides of [[wikipedia:Mohamed Bouazizi|Mohamed Bouazizi]] and [[wikipedia:Aaron Swartz|Aaron Swartz]] had beneficial impacts on public opinion concerning statist tyranny; and further suicides of activists might have the same effect. However, as documented in the bliki, Larson, after making a plan and acquiring the necessary supplies, found himself incapable of going through with it; and unwilling to go back to prison, had to resort back to the path of working within the system. | ||
Within a week of the making of the decision to cut ties with the prisoners, the decision was revoked, and the adding of prisoner-related content resumed. The rationale was that although it had seemed that the focus on activism had been interfering with Inclupedia development, this could be alleviated by devoting the most productive hours of the day to programming, and then using the hours of diminished concentration, motivation and mental acuity for "funner" and less intellectually demanding activities such as activism and writing. | Within a week of the making of the decision to cut ties with the prisoners, the decision was revoked, and the adding of prisoner-related content resumed. The rationale was that although it had seemed that the focus on activism had been interfering with Inclupedia development, this could be alleviated by devoting the most productive hours of the day to programming, and then using the hours of diminished concentration, motivation and mental acuity for "funner" and less intellectually demanding activities such as activism and writing. However, the decision to discontinue communication with PenDragon stood, the rationale being that it is the responsibility of anarcho-communists, not libertarians, to provide support and assistance to incarcerated anarcho-communists; and that anarcho-communists can get along with one another better than they can get along with libertarians, due to the resentment of anarcho-communists for capitalists. | ||
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