Question Authorities: Why it’s smart to disobey officials in emergencies
From Wired: Question Authorities: Why it’s smart to disobey officials in emergencies
Question Authorities
This is a fascinating article, that shows how those who ignored authority during the attack on the Twin Towers in New York survived, while those who listend to those authorities died. Gary Wolf makes a strong case that those in the middle of an emergency generally have one leckuva lot more information and common sense than those miles ayaw dealing with an onset of telepohone calls. He suggests that real “Homeland Security” comes from multichannel networks of advice, information, and mutual aid, not from a bunch of burecrats in Washington.
As an anarchist from awayback, I have to admit this article simply reinforces what I already believed…




