CoL49 - Arrabal

[Mark Kohut]

yes, I agree.....this is good but isn't one question about Arrabal's line
whether
the anarchism that he beleives in, is living, is pure enough, like that
dance and yet exists in
a larger world WITH HIGHER-UPS?

On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 12:07 PM Mike Weaver <mike.weaver at zen.co.uk> wrote:

> On 12/07/2024 11:07, J K Van Nort via Pynchon-l wrote:
> > Anarchism opposes hierarchy, so who would be the higher ups?
>
> In theory anarchism opposes hierarchy, in practice any active group will
> sort itself out into an informal hierarchy. In the best the appropriate
> person will take the lead for particular tasks and take direction at
> other times. Key organising skill - knowing when to be an indian and
> when a chief. In the worst it settles into unchanging hierarchy until
> the group blows apart. Arrabal is clearly content to leave the decision
> making/organising to others.
>
> Cheers Mike
>
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