Is Anarchy Feasible?

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7/31/2012 3:12:42 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

This is the question for my latest poll. Since there are a lot of anarchist leaning people on this site I want people to go vote on my poll if you can.

It's on the left near the top of the page.
(http://www.conservativepolitico.org...)

Polling aside, discuss.

Is anarchy feasible in modern society?

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7/31/2012 3:16:01 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

I would say "no".

But, to be honest, I am not that knowledgable on the topic.

As a general rule, you'll find that, when a conservative is talking about policy, history, economics, or something serious, liberals are nowhere to be found. But, as soon as a conservative mentions Obama's birthplace or personal life, liberals are everywhere, only to dissappear again when evidence enters the discussion.

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7/31/2012 4:03:38 PM

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7/31/2012 4:16:54 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

^ Care to elaborate?

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7/31/2012 4:24:39 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:16:54 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
^ Care to elaborate?

Well, first of all, the feasibility of it is irrelevant. I'd say that, to borrow a phrase from Cody in a message with him, as long as one can prove that a lack of state is more desirable than state, it doesn't matter how hard it is to pull off, you don't need to plan out how it would work. It's inherently justified.

That's where I come from. I'm, for the most part, an anarchist without adjectives. But, I sympathize with ancaps greatly.

But, anyway: by feasibility, what do you mean? Using the basic def, "capable of being done," of course it's feasible. Once there's no monocentric state or involuntary government, anarchy has been done. It's feasible.

Then again, I'm sure you mean something different. So: what do you mean by "is it feasible?"

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7/31/2012 4:27:28 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:24:39 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:16:54 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
^ Care to elaborate?

Well, first of all, the feasibility of it is irrelevant. I'd say that, to borrow a phrase from Cody in a message with him, as long as one can prove that a lack of state is more desirable than state, it doesn't matter how hard it is to pull off, you don't need to plan out how it would work. It's inherently justified.

That's where I come from. I'm, for the most part, an anarchist without adjectives. But, I sympathize with ancaps greatly.

But, anyway: by feasibility, what do you mean? Using the basic def, "capable of being done," of course it's feasible. Once there's no monocentric state or involuntary government, anarchy has been done. It's feasible.

Then again, I'm sure you mean something different. So: what do you mean by "is it feasible?"

Feasible, meaning given today's political and technological culture could it be pulled off and sustained effectively.

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DetectableNinja
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7/31/2012 4:29:08 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:27:28 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:24:39 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:16:54 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
^ Care to elaborate?

Well, first of all, the feasibility of it is irrelevant. I'd say that, to borrow a phrase from Cody in a message with him, as long as one can prove that a lack of state is more desirable than state, it doesn't matter how hard it is to pull off, you don't need to plan out how it would work. It's inherently justified.

That's where I come from. I'm, for the most part, an anarchist without adjectives. But, I sympathize with ancaps greatly.

But, anyway: by feasibility, what do you mean? Using the basic def, "capable of being done," of course it's feasible. Once there's no monocentric state or involuntary government, anarchy has been done. It's feasible.

Then again, I'm sure you mean something different. So: what do you mean by "is it feasible?"

Feasible, meaning given today's political and technological culture could it be pulled off and sustained effectively.

In that sense, I believe it definitely could. When competition to succeed is involved, I maintain businesses, and individual people, can easily research and find ways to not only sustain resources, but also sustain themselves, and, through want of profit, their customers.

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ConservativePolitico
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7/31/2012 4:34:27 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:29:08 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:27:28 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:24:39 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:16:54 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
^ Care to elaborate?

Well, first of all, the feasibility of it is irrelevant. I'd say that, to borrow a phrase from Cody in a message with him, as long as one can prove that a lack of state is more desirable than state, it doesn't matter how hard it is to pull off, you don't need to plan out how it would work. It's inherently justified.

That's where I come from. I'm, for the most part, an anarchist without adjectives. But, I sympathize with ancaps greatly.

But, anyway: by feasibility, what do you mean? Using the basic def, "capable of being done," of course it's feasible. Once there's no monocentric state or involuntary government, anarchy has been done. It's feasible.

Then again, I'm sure you mean something different. So: what do you mean by "is it feasible?"

Feasible, meaning given today's political and technological culture could it be pulled off and sustained effectively.

In that sense, I believe it definitely could. When competition to succeed is involved, I maintain businesses, and individual people, can easily research and find ways to not only sustain resources, but also sustain themselves, and, through want of profit, their customers.

I'd agree to an extent.

I'm trying to explore the areas of Libertarianism and Anarchy a little more thoroughly.

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MouthWash
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7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

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7/31/2012 4:37:01 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

I don't really know... lol. I'm not so skilled with political philosophy.

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DetectableNinja
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7/31/2012 4:37:16 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

No government in the form of a state meaning all people are responsible for themselves without any kind of organized state or laws etc.

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ConservativePolitico
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7/31/2012 4:39:00 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:37:16 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

No government in the form of a state meaning all people are responsible for themselves without any kind of organized state or laws etc.

Well, no organized state.

There can definitely be laws in the forms of common principles/rules.

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DetectableNinja
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7/31/2012 4:41:24 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:39:00 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:37:16 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

No government in the form of a state meaning all people are responsible for themselves without any kind of organized state or laws etc.

Well, no organized state.

There can definitely be laws in the forms of common principles/rules.

But that can only be enforced by the people on an individual basis.

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ConservativePolitico
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7/31/2012 4:42:27 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:41:24 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:39:00 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:37:16 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

No government in the form of a state meaning all people are responsible for themselves without any kind of organized state or laws etc.

Well, no organized state.

There can definitely be laws in the forms of common principles/rules.

But that can only be enforced by the people on an individual basis.

Well, they can be enforced by multicentric arbitration and private security firms.

It's not about reciprocation, it's just all about me,
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OllerupMand
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7/31/2012 4:43:40 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:42:27 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:41:24 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:39:00 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:37:16 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

No government in the form of a state meaning all people are responsible for themselves without any kind of organized state or laws etc.

Well, no organized state.

There can definitely be laws in the forms of common principles/rules.

But that can only be enforced by the people on an individual basis.

Well, they can be enforced by multicentric arbitration and private security firms.

But if you have any organization enforcing laws, isn't that government? Also, it gives the power of the enforcers to interpret the laws and if there is no true government won't these firms have the power to abuse their power?

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DetectableNinja
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7/31/2012 4:47:08 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:42:27 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:41:24 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:39:00 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:37:16 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

No government in the form of a state meaning all people are responsible for themselves without any kind of organized state or laws etc.

Well, no organized state.

There can definitely be laws in the forms of common principles/rules.

But that can only be enforced by the people on an individual basis.

Well, they can be enforced by multicentric arbitration and private security firms.

I don't see why you want to bring in private security firms O.o

Do we have private property in this anarchy?

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ConservativePolitico
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7/31/2012 4:47:43 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:43:40 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:42:27 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:41:24 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:39:00 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:37:16 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

No government in the form of a state meaning all people are responsible for themselves without any kind of organized state or laws etc.

Well, no organized state.

There can definitely be laws in the forms of common principles/rules.

But that can only be enforced by the people on an individual basis.

Well, they can be enforced by multicentric arbitration and private security firms.

But if you have any organization enforcing laws, isn't that government? Also, it gives the power of the enforcers to interpret the laws and if there is no true government won't these firms have the power to abuse their power?

Well, by laws, it depends on what anarchy you're talking about.

However, generally speaking, the NAP is the only principle enforced, along with contract violations, unless you're in a say, ansoc society in which the voluntary contract of put work in, get resources out from the community pool is violated.

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DetectableNinja
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7/31/2012 4:47:56 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:47:08 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:42:27 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:41:24 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:39:00 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:37:16 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

No government in the form of a state meaning all people are responsible for themselves without any kind of organized state or laws etc.

Well, no organized state.

There can definitely be laws in the forms of common principles/rules.

But that can only be enforced by the people on an individual basis.

Well, they can be enforced by multicentric arbitration and private security firms.

I don't see why you want to bring in private security firms O.o

Do we have private property in this anarchy?

Yes we would.

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OllerupMand
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7/31/2012 4:50:25 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:47:08 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:42:27 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:41:24 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:39:00 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:37:16 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:36:15 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Also what kind and size anarchy are we talking about?

Is it by the American understanding with no goverment or a more European understanding as a society that don't use force or authority to enforce laws?

Does it need to be nation wide? What about smaller anarchistic groups?

No government in the form of a state meaning all people are responsible for themselves without any kind of organized state or laws etc.

Well, no organized state.

There can definitely be laws in the forms of common principles/rules.

But that can only be enforced by the people on an individual basis.

Well, they can be enforced by multicentric arbitration and private security firms.

I don't see why you want to bring in private security firms O.o

Do we have private property in this anarchy?

Absolutely. All property in a voluntaryist anarchy is private property: whether it be the property voluntarily obtained by an individual, or the one voluntarily obtained and shared by a group.

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DetectableNinja
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7/31/2012 4:53:04 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

Funny. I would belive that if you have private property, anarchy is only a small step away from being a dictatorship.

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OllerupMand
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7/31/2012 4:54:46 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:53:04 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Funny. I would belive that if you have private property, anarchy is only a small step away from being a dictatorship.

Not if it's all voluntarily transacted.

And when it's breached: in comes the multicentric arbitration.

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ConservativePolitico
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7/31/2012 5:00:55 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:54:46 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:53:04 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Funny. I would belive that if you have private property, anarchy is only a small step away from being a dictatorship.

Not if it's all voluntarily transacted.

And when it's breached: in comes the multicentric arbitration.

How would you enforce it?

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DetectableNinja
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7/31/2012 5:03:20 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 4:54:46 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:53:04 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Funny. I would belive that if you have private property, anarchy is only a small step away from being a dictatorship.

Not if it's all voluntarily transacted.

And when it's breached: in comes the multicentric arbitration.

Won't that break down into a populist government?

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ConservativePolitico
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7/31/2012 5:03:55 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 5:00:55 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:54:46 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:53:04 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Funny. I would belive that if you have private property, anarchy is only a small step away from being a dictatorship.

Not if it's all voluntarily transacted.

And when it's breached: in comes the multicentric arbitration.

How would you enforce it?

What I just said. Private security to prevent breaches, and private, multicentric arbitration to arbitrate after a breach.

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OllerupMand
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7/31/2012 5:07:20 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 5:03:55 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 5:00:55 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:54:46 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:53:04 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Funny. I would belive that if you have private property, anarchy is only a small step away from being a dictatorship.

Not if it's all voluntarily transacted.

And when it's breached: in comes the multicentric arbitration.

How would you enforce it?

What I just said. Private security to prevent breaches, and private, multicentric arbitration to arbitrate after a breach.

I'm still skeptical on how this would work.

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DetectableNinja
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7/31/2012 5:08:26 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 5:03:55 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 5:00:55 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:54:46 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:53:04 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Funny. I would belive that if you have private property, anarchy is only a small step away from being a dictatorship.

Not if it's all voluntarily transacted.

And when it's breached: in comes the multicentric arbitration.

How would you enforce it?

What I just said. Private security to prevent breaches, and private, multicentric arbitration to arbitrate after a breach.

But what if the guy who breach owns the Private security?

It is not that I don't belive in Anarchy. I have seen different forms and kinds of anarchy work. The American take on it is just rather foreign.

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ConservativePolitico
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7/31/2012 5:09:59 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 5:07:20 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 5:03:55 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 5:00:55 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:54:46 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:53:04 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Funny. I would belive that if you have private property, anarchy is only a small step away from being a dictatorship.

Not if it's all voluntarily transacted.

And when it's breached: in comes the multicentric arbitration.

How would you enforce it?

What I just said. Private security to prevent breaches, and private, multicentric arbitration to arbitrate after a breach.

I'm still skeptical on how this would work.

Well, again: anarchism is such a completely different way of life than what we have now that it's near impossible to accurately imagine.

Also, once again, I don't think that one must prove every little aspect of anarchistic life to validate the political philosophy.

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OllerupMand
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7/31/2012 5:11:54 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

At 7/31/2012 5:09:59 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 5:07:20 PM, ConservativePolitico wrote:
At 7/31/2012 5:03:55 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 5:00:55 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:54:46 PM, DetectableNinja wrote:
At 7/31/2012 4:53:04 PM, OllerupMand wrote:
Funny. I would belive that if you have private property, anarchy is only a small step away from being a dictatorship.

Not if it's all voluntarily transacted.

And when it's breached: in comes the multicentric arbitration.

How would you enforce it?

What I just said. Private security to prevent breaches, and private, multicentric arbitration to arbitrate after a breach.

I'm still skeptical on how this would work.

Well, again: anarchism is such a completely different way of life than what we have now that it's near impossible to accurately imagine.

Also, once again, I don't think that one must prove every little aspect of anarchistic life to validate the political philosophy.

I agree on that last part.

However, I'm a believer that no matter what, even if we had an anarchy, it would eventually form into some sort of government.

People love power.
People love structure.
People group together.

These three things will always result in government of some kind.

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DetectableNinja
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7/31/2012 5:11:54 PM

Posted: 5 years ago

Depending on how your multicentric arbitration is, there it is also open for the possibility of bribe and corruption.

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