To Make Angels

While going through school, I remember the Anarchists more, and remember how they were really the only ones to get it right with many problems. Not that the effort of non-anarchists were futile, however in the long run they didn't solve the problems because they only addressed the symptoms. Anarchism does, with hierarchy, however they sadly still get some things wrong. Anarcho-Pacifists are too trusting in human beings, therefore their system doesn't work out. Primitivists don't realize that technology is too essential to human progress, and also fall into the Marxist trap of a temporary state. Individualist Anarchists usually fall into Max Stirner's camp, which comes with its own problems and also leads to that woman's philosophy of isolation. Communist Anarchists once again put faith in human nature, which is a truly ugly thing, and so fall. That's really the problem with most if not all anarchists; they trust human nature too much. We are all so violent to each other, and so restrained by our Stone Age brains that we could never make anything work.

We aren't angels, although I'll admit some people try damn hard to be. The problem is we are ultimately restrained by want and need. The latter is people must eat, and eating itself can be violent. Only Vegans really can hope to ever avoid harming animals, and that is a length that most are not willing to go to. Violence is so encoded into our genes that it infects everything we do. Capitalism is an inherently violent economic system, as is the State and for that matter most religions. Not only is it because violence is a part of who we are, but it's such a good tool. With violence, one can gain power and respect that most only dream of. With violence, one can get him or herself large amounts of land. With violence, one can get themselves a group of people who do whatever they want. This are all things that humans are programmed to want to get, therefore they all violently kill each other trying to get them.

Now, you may be wondering what would happen if we changed humans to become more peaceful. Well, that has already been tried, and it actually worked out in some ways. It was an experiment done in 2050 with about 12 children, and they were all turned into, "Angels." They were made into total pacifists who abhorred any type of violence, and their bodies were spliced with plant DNA so that their bodies could perform photosynthesis. All of these children were former criminals, who were now turned into angels basically. Well, the experiment did go well at first, however the children had numerous suicide attempts as time went on. They just couldn't bear a world with so much violence, and with people that don't give a crap who they hurt, as long as they benefit somehow. They did eventually find peace with an Anarcho-Pacifist who they helped form a community in the Russian countryside until it was destroyed in a nuclear crossfire between Capitalists and the Entity.

The, "Angels," had other problems as well. If you can't avoid empathizing with people, you will be hurt too much by what they do as human beings. Normal people are hardly angelic, therefore when their caretakers were ever violent in anyway, they almost always cried. You see, even tone of voice would hurt them, which suggests that violence is an essential part of things like courage and self-determination. That doesn't mean one has to be violent to other people, but it does mean a certain tolerance for violence, something the, "Angels," didn't possess. Even the most hardcore pacifist knows they can't prevent every instance of violence, and that sometimes you must witness violence in daily life to function. The, "Angels," don't have any tolerance, which is why they mentally collapsed. The Anarcho-Pacifist was able to isolate them from the violence of the world enough to allow them to function.

Not the, "Angels," were a complete failure. They were genuinely pacifistic, and could perhaps have succeeded if every single human being on Earth was like them. However, in isolation in a society made up of people that are violent, they failed. Even though they didn't even have to eat, which would save countless resources, they still didn't flourish. However, even with this failure, it does perhaps show us a solution if we were to apply it on a large scale. Besides, it did better than its companion experiment, which was to do the opposite.

That experiment created, "Devils," which was to create violent super soldiers. However, they ended up killing their creators and creating a Communist society before being absorbed by the Entity. They could crack a man's skull open with their bare hands, could catch up with a car, and most of all, had bones that were strong enough to block most bullets. They were mentally made to be violent, and hopefully also obedient if fed properly. However, despite attempts to just make them violent animals, they actually had restraint, however it only applied to each other. Even though they couldn't speak, because the ability to speak was removed, and people tried to brainwash them into obedient animals, they didn't become that. Why? Well, partially it was because the violence they were taught also taught them to be independent. They were also always enraged, because they were taken from the downtrodden parts of society. They had been abused by society, and were abused again by their caretakers. It was this lack of kindness that caused them to shun hierarchy itself, and become something quite different.

When the, "Devils," escaped from containment, they tried to rescue people from the military, and went out of their way to avoid taking another life. They still killed a lot of people, but they weren't able to beat out of them their humanity. This wasn't because they were peaceful, but because they hated their abusers so much. Yes, the same Anarcho-Pacifist who helped the, "Angels," talked to them, however he was just a catalyst to a process that was already taking place. All of the, "Devils," were abused children, and not only that, but they had little to gain protecting the elites. All hierarchy had done was hurt them, therefore the myths of it were already being rapidly destroyed. However, they had problems themselves, coming from the heightened sense of rage with everything. There caretakers were Fascists, so thought that their teachings would easily win them over, not realizing their grave mistakes. The radical right had lost all credibility with the children before hand. Was this chance? Yes, but it does illustrate an interesting point, which is that while violence does breed violence, the cycle isn't so clear cut as to mass produce killers. It's hierarchy, not violence itself that causes humans to commit the massive atrocities. Violence is just a tool, like any other that humans may possess.

While both experiments involved genetic engineering, it was mainly supposed to be the environment that provided the change. The former demonstrated why a peaceful nature perhaps never arose very long in evolution, because it can't survive the real world. The latter demonstrates something interesting, that violent people aren't necessarily bad people. It also demonstrates abuse doesn't necessarily snuff out human compassion, however the reason why it didn't wasn't because humans are good inside. It was actually because of humans not tolerating abuse after awhile, causing them to slaughter the abusers and to change their behavior from that. It's this lack of tolerance that eventually does lead to small improvements, the problem is that it usually only produces temporary solutions that can be quickly swept away by hierarchy.

Now, you may be wondering what in the world the motive for the first experiment was. Well, they wanted good press and the children chosen to become, "Angels," had all been convicted of assault at least, and some had killed people before. So, their parents were thrilled when they discovered their children suddenly lost their violent personalities. What they weren't so thrilled with was how they collapsed when someone just yelled in anger at times. Angels are apparently very difficult to take care of, which is why the parents sent them back to the facility. Perhaps this proves the Anarcho-Pacifist is one of the best parents ever.

Okay, to name this Anarcho-Pacifist, his name is Ivan, and he comes from Russia. Both experiments were conducted in Alaska, which he traveled too frequently when he heard of the experiments and wanted to see if these so called, "Angels," really existed. When he found them, he was both horrified and pleasantly surprised. The first because the children were frequently in agony when he found them from how violent the world was. The latter was because they really were everything they were rumored to be. He vowed to bring them to a place where they would be shielded from the violence of the world, and could be in peace. He accomplished this, and he promised the, "Devils," to free them if in return they would not kill needlessly. They met this promise, and did succeed in saving millions of people.

However, the, "Devils," were eventually absorbed into the Entity, while the, "Angels," had been killed by radiation. So, while they were successful, they weren't able to stop the Entity. Not surprising, however the Entity could probably only be stopped by one like Haruhi, and that is unlikely indeed. I still have no idea how to tell her, considering if I tell her the wrong way she might kill us all. Well, I just hope she can somewhat forgiving if I do. I know I wouldn't be if I was a god…