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William Schnack is a free thinking mutualist and a truth-seeking pantheist who writes about topics such as cosmology, biology, history, and social philosophy with an emphasis on the emerging capacity for humans to engage with one another voluntarily, consensually, and reciprocally. He considers his views to be non-political and Far Center, taking insight from the Far Left, the Far Right, and everything in between. That is, after all, the very nature of a truth-seeking free thinker.
Schnack has authored five books and a board game, all of which have been released with a Creative Commons license, being mostly free cultural works. Aside from this, William has been a drummer in hardcore punk rock bands and a part-time homesteader, otherwise working regular wage jobs at a vegan restaurant, a Vietnamese sandwich shop, a consumer-owned health food co-op, and a producer-owned urban farming co-op. He eats a majority-vegan diet and lives a near-vegan lifestyle, having had been fully vegan for 10 years but having since taken up raising his own egg-laying fowl and dairy animals, eating lacto-ovo sourced from his own livestock raised on his own smallhold. He continues to boycott the commercial meat, egg, and dairy industry, believing veganism to be the appropriate choice where ecology does not demand otherwise, such as in urban environments.
What is Ambiarchy?
Ambiarchy describes the symbiotic mutualism between anarchists and non-anarchists, and their resulting institutions, which can be equally and simultaneously regarded as models of good government and of anarchy de jure. It is a panarchy synarchically-led by anarchists; paleomutualism for the postmodern condition.
Ambiarchy is established upon the metaphysical premise of Ambitheism
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This blog uses the concept of anarchy. Anarchy, as used in this blog, does not refer to a condition of disorder, chaos, or disunity. Instead, anarchy refers to a condition of order, structure, and unity without the presence of a ruler, someone or a group of someones who establish(es) rules that others must follow without those others’ prior consent having been given. This is a colloquially uncommon definition, though many of the other definitions used on the site are also different from their colloquial one, while still more are in fact colloquial. This provides an example of the care that the reader should take in the interpretation of the words used on this site: a great deal of it. All definitions are those of the author and are to be construed in a manner appropriate to the context of the information on the rest of the blog.
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The author is a lifelong learner, who is perpetually continuing his education socially by engaging in conversation with other lifelong learners. The author’s education is not and never will be considered finalized.
The author is a self-educated autodidact. The author’s education is not in any way formal, the author having no degrees or certificates (excepting a GED and a Permaculture Teacher Certificate). The author is a lay learner, lay philosopher, and lay researcher.
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Dualist Pantheism: An Introduction
Geo-Mutualist Panarchism: An Introduction
William Schnack on Primo Nutmeg
Reversing the Thermoeconomic Arrow of Time
Please Keep an Open Mind and be Polite
While here, I ask that you maintain the proper etiquette of a free and critically-thinking truth seeker. This can be achieved by following this sequence:
- Actively Listen – Read, watch, or listen with the intentions of being able to paraphrase what has been said. This helps to ensure that what has been said is well understood, enough that one may repeat it.
- Suspend Judgment – Before criticizing or dismissing, grasp what is being said in its own context, and what is meant by the speaker. Don’t look immediately for flaws, but focus on comprehending what is being said and what the intentions of the speaker are.
- Critically Think – Consider what has been said, and whether or not it is in line with those things understood to be more fundamental. If so, decide where the adjustment should be made to your beliefs, whether the thing is truly fundamental or not, and if the other thing is right or wrong because of it.
- Constructively Criticize – If you think there is something wrong, criticize with the intentions to be constructive, and offer an alternative to the position you are criticizing. Ask yourself if you are fairly applying your criticism, and if it would also be true if used against you.
- Nonviolently Communicate – Communicate in manners that are not aggressive or attacking, but which are open, polite, and considerate.
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Anarchism and the Unitarian Universalist Tradition
Difficulty This was composed for a speech given to the Arlington Unitarian Universalist Church in Arlington, Texas, on May 10, 2015 Anarchism, Unitarianism, and Universalism have a rich history together. With a history so rich between anarchists and UUs, … Continue reading
Geo-Mutualist Management of Monopoly
Difficulty Introduction There are different senses in which we may address the concept of monopoly: We may use the natural-artificial paradigm, wherein some monopolies are designated a status of “natural” while others are considered to be “legal” or “artificial” … Continue reading
Whose Consent?
Difficulty Giving Consent A great deal of my work centers around the concept of consent. While ideological monikers such as “dualist pantheism” and “geo-mutualist panarchism” have been found to be of great use, I have tied these together under … Continue reading
The Origins of the Board Game Monopoly
Difficulty This was composed for a speech given to the crowd at Shipping and Receiving, during Funky Sundays by Keep Fort Worth Funky, in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 8, 2015 Introduction We all remember sitting down and playing … Continue reading
A Geo-Mutual Panacea
Difficulty Introducton This essay will introduce a speculative model for a geo-mutual panarchist confederation. The purpose of the model is to incorporate various interest groups— economic, political, cultural, etc.— into a revolutionary organization capable of bringing about a geo-mutual panarchy. … Continue reading
The Civic Bank: The Geo-Mutual Bank as Revolutionary Instrument, Political Mobilizer, and Provider of Welfare and Security
Difficulty Introduction In this essay, we will take a deeper look at the characteristics of the geo-mutual bank. More specifically, we will discuss the ability of the bank to mobilize populations, establish itself as sovereign, and to ensure people’s … Continue reading
10 Simple Reasons to Stop Voting
Difficulty The United States was founded under a document called the Articles of Confederation, which, while being democratic for those who were allowed to vote, did not allow anyone but land-owning, white, protestant, males to vote. Considering that most … Continue reading
Geo-Mutualist Panarchism and the Provision of Henocentric Law
Difficulty Introduction Geo-mutualist panarchism is the view that everyone should share in the surplus of the Earth, that everyone has a right to credit that is equal to, consistent with, and backed by the value of their collateral or good-will, … Continue reading
Dualist Pantheism, a Great Fit for Unitarian Universalism
Difficulty This was composed for a speech given to the First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church in Arlington, Texas, on October 26, 2014 Introduction Unitarian Universalism serves a rather unique role as far as religions go. Unlike many religions, which … Continue reading
Geo-Mutualism and Ecology, or Sustainability and Internalizing Costs
Difficulty Introduction Geoanarchists and mutualists often face the claim that their preferred system would fail in matters of conservation and sustainability. “Without government,” many suggest, “there is no way to protect the environment.” Well, how would a geo-mutualist society prevent … Continue reading
The Application of Democracy in Geo-Mutualist Panarchism
Difficulty Origins and Grounds for Group Decision-Making Evolutionary psychologists and anthropologists often suggest that the best way to understand human impulses is to understand their behavior as it existed before technological development. The argument goes something like this: People develop … Continue reading
Decision and Method: For Consensus
Difficulty Introduction Many conflicts arise among those who attach themselves to the term anarchist in regard to the manner by which decisions should be made. On the right, those who identify as anarcho-capitalists, or even as national anarchists, may suggest … Continue reading
Complete Anarchy: A Geo-Mutualist Definition of the State
Difficulty Introduction The definitions of state and government provide for disputes amongst anarchists. “Winged-anarchisms”— that is “left-” or “right-anarchism,” manifested especially as anarcho-capitalism and anarcho-communism— represent the “extremes” on boths ends of the spectrum. One side—that of the capitalist— is … Continue reading