Re: Anarchist Football Network launches

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anarchist Soccer) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Brain Death <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > On 3 Nov 2003 17:58:31 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anarchist
> > Soccer) wrote:
> > 
> > >"Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack )"  <[EMAIL 
> > >PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > >
> > >>  Are there any rules to anarchist football?
> > >
> > >The most common and the most annoying questions/remarks for anarchists
> > >regarding anarchist projects such as anarchist soccer involve
> > >something about "rules". Anarchy comes from ancient Greek words an and
> > >arche, meaning "without ruler" or "without authority". In other words,
> > >it means "no rulers", not "no rules". It's about who makes rules and
> > >decisions, and how they get made, not to have away with rules.
> > 
> > Well, how do you decide on the rules?  Do you have a vote?
> 
> Decisions are made in the most egalitarian manner, of course. In
> general, anarchists believe in decisions being made by those being
> affected by those decisions and everyone's voice is considered. We use
> consensus process like most anarchists prefer to do.

  Surely the very act of playing in a game called "soccer" implies agreement
to play by the rules of soccer?  Thus the rules are already decided without
the need for a "ruler".