Frank's Musings

Insurrectionists distrust government. They deny credence to any narrative that justifies deference to democratic institutions. They resent any organization that claims authority over them.

Their attitude may have begun in their relationship with their parents. It probably affected their behavior in school and at work. They may have criminal records, too. It’s not that they believe that they are treated unfairly.  Everyone is in the same boat. In fact, like teenagers, they believe that anyone with their intelligence is able to conduct their own affairs in absence of rules imposed by others. Their essence is libertarian.

Order is instinctual.  An ant colony can behave as an organized unit; but order is only invevitable in evolutionary time, not during an individual ant’s life.  Here is the contradiction inherent in libertarianism: What is good for the individual will be realized in nature only through evolution unless reform is delegated to others and judged by its outcome.  When libertarians run out of patience they become insurrectionists.