Anarchism
Hello Rabbi, I read your article: The Third Way or: On Religious Zionism Without a Hyphen, and I noticed that on the one hand you write there that you are in favor of secular Zionism (meaning a positive attitude towards the state and its institutions), and on the other hand you claim that your personal views tend towards anarchism in general. I asked how these two things fit together?
Also, what do you mean by leaning towards anarchism in general?
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Asks:
How does an anarchist tendency fit in with sources such as:
Rabbi Hanina, deputy of the priests, says: Pray for the well-being of the kingdom, for if it were not for fear of it, one would devour one another alive.
Judges and policemen will be given to you in all your gates
In those days there was no king in Israel, a man would do what was right in his own eyes (presenting a lack of government in a negative light)
Six things were commanded to Adam the First– about idolatry, about blessing God, about shedding blood, about incest, about robbery, and about laws (laws are a type of rule of law) – from the Laws of Kings in the Mishnah Torah
Also, to the best of my knowledge, the Abarbanel was in favor of a democratic form of government.
— These truly reflect the (very unfortunate) fact that anarchism is a utopia that does not work in our cruel world.
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