I believe that there is a bad intentioned fault within the very structures of Americanism. I do not believe in the “pursuit of happiness” nor do I believe in the intense focus of the individual. The individual is important, but a sole person shouldn’t just be cast off into the wilderness as some sort of consistently alienated and frustrated wild animal. The small scale community is perhaps the most important meaning in life, generally speaking. I would like to call this philosophy “Anarcho Communitarianism” because the community that one person chooses shouldn’t be pre-destined by some sort of fascism or machine of government, but by the person themselves. Large scale collections of people, such as nationalities, government institutions, or political parties, always end up hating the humble, working man. Even if that hatred is simply just an undertone and not an enforced law, the contempt is still palpable for anybody with eyes to see and ears to hear.
I suppose I should give some intimate details about myself and an anecdote as to why I believe this. I got my first Ulcerative Colitis flare-up when I was 20 years old. I was also infected with the mental disease of Objectivism. I wanted to see if I could push through unbearable pain without consulting my family, community, or medical professionals so I could prove to myself that I am stronger than chronic illness. I couldn’t. I needed to listen to the people that I knew cared about me. And I did. And now I am on a treatment that works proficiently to alleviate my pain. We have this neurotic and objectivist idea that accepting help from within your community is weakness, or that you are hurting your community by accepting the help they offer you. In reality, your community offers help so that you can be more valuable within that same community!
I do not believe that the end goal for an individual to strive for is being “valuable” or “productive” but I do believe that you should help your community and in turn they should help you. This isn’t some sort of objectivist nonsense. This is the communal, noble sense of the human spirit. Help! And if needed, seek help from your people. “Your people” as in people that you know you can depend on within a small-scale group of entrusted members.