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6/4/2005


Question Authorities: Why it’s smart to disobey officials in emergencies

Filed under: News — Charlie Summers @ 10:44 am

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…