#paule constable

[willstafford]

Swanning Around

Matthew Bourne’s SWAN LAKE Birmingham Hippodrome, Thursday 6th February 2025 Matthew Bourne’s acclaimed and truly ground-breaking production is now thirty years old.  It returns to the Hippodrome, as exuberant and astounding as ever.  Lez Brotherston’s design work is stunning, from the buttressed walls of the palace to the famous feathered culottes of the swans.  The production oozes opulence,…

[canadachronicles]

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A bit early for me to watch it (and I have heaps of episodes to catch up on before I can anyways!), but I am so thrilled and so excited there will be a Christmas Murdoch Mysteries episode this year!!! And I know it's going to be a gift!

Source: CBC's Murdoch Mysteries' Page

[dizzysilhouette]

Paul’s a great babysitter supervisor. nothing ever goes wrong when he’s around! nope, not at all! he knows exactly how to take care of people and not at all unintentionally (or intentionally) hurt them!

i’m sure Alan is having a great nap :)

[buffetstraat]

[q-posts]

somewhere

You can just tell the climate is not the cold of today.. the picture was taken just a few days ago but in another part of the world. It is amazing how at the same time I was dealing with a cold that chills to the bone, a friend was wandering and taking in the sights in the Dominican Republic. We walk around and tend to our lives (cuz we are in the moment! right!) yet someone else, at the exact…

[belongstocaptaindoyle]

Tucker: What do you think is Henry's type? Constable Paul: Tall, redhead, freckled, oblivious, with anger management issues. Tucker: Damn...that sounds a lot like me. Pity we're just colleagues. Constable Paul: Did I mention oblivious? Tucker: Yes, why? Constable Paul: Just making sure.

[failbettergames]

The Exceptional Story for June 2025 is The Mirror Heist, by Heather Flowers!

The Sinister Burglar glances for eavesdroppers, then leans in close. "You ever heard of the Doubt Street Phantom?"

The Sinister Burglar and the Dextrous Scoundrel have plans for one last job. The target: the Museum of Prelapsarian History. The prize: a priceless and powerful mirror. The only obstacle: a Granitic Inspector, a Clay constable of unstoppable drive and single-minded determination. Will the Burglar and the Scoundrel pull off one last job together? And why do they both claim to be the one and only Doubt Street Phantom?

Writing: Heather Flowers

Editing and QA: Bruno Dias

Art: Paul Arendt

All Exceptional Friends receive:

A new Exceptional Story every month

Memories of a Tale from each story to spend on exclusive companions and items

A second candle (up to 40 actions at once)

An expanded opportunity deck: ten cards instead of six

Four additional outfit slots

The ability to run an additional concurrent plot, once Agents are unlocked

Access to the House of Chimes including monthly gameplay perks

Enhanced Exceptional Friends receive all of the above, plus:

A past story, or two resets of stories they've played from a monthly menu

Memories of a Tale from every past story or reset

Extra monthly perks in the House of Chimes

Another two outfit slots

Three seven-action refreshes per month

[thearcanecat]

List of cards in the Black Tarot

1 - The King in Black - Wiggly

2 - The Singular Voice - Pokey

3 - The Thing That Feeds In The Dark - Nibbly

4 - The Bastard of Time and Space - Tinky

5 - The Watcher With A Thousand Eyes - Blinky

6 - The Queen in White - Webby

7 - The Witch - Miss Holloway

8 - The Warlock - Wiley

9 - The Blade of Truth - MacNamara

10 - The Blade of Hate - Lumber Axe

11 - The Rebel - Lex

12 - The Oracle - Hannah

13 - The Fool - Ted

14 - The Mastermind - Charles

15 - The Man Who Scorns Folly - Paul

16 - The Barmaid - Emma

17 - The Father - Bill

18 - The Mother - Linda

19 - The Artist - Ziggs

20 - The Seed - Alice

21 - The Adulterer - Charlotte

22 - The Actor - Zoey

23 - The Alchemist - Hidgens

24 - The Vagrant - Homeless Man

25 - The Wounded Soldier - Tom

26 - The Warrior of Light - Becky

27 - The Merchant - Frank

28 - The Collector - Sherman

29 - The Man in Great Haste - Man in a Hurry

30 - The Lovers - Steph and Pete

31 - The Chaste Maid - Grace

32 - The Lusty Maid - Ruth

33 - The Outcast - Richie

34 - The Constable - Shapiro

35 - The Hunter - Max

[cherrieguroo]

tarot stream notes

1- og tgwdlm kickstarter earnt the least amount of money, and its possible reprise becomes the most earning.

2- they'll reveal 5 things, 3 mentioned before, 2 never mentioned

3- there's people in jon's home and mariah joked about getting in character as doug and going to arrest them if they reach a certain goal

4- pokey doll prototype has little smiling embroidered eyes. he's also bigger than nick's head in case you wanted a size reference

5- nick is streaming from a cathedral

6- nmt3 stage ver talked about again, there'd still be narrations, miss holloween would be standalone due to money and time constraints. nmt3 was a planned end for hf

7- miss holloween wouldn't be like workin' boys because workin' boys was set just in the theater and that's why it worked

8- TAROT FINALLY STARTING

9- "it's more accurate to say it's like an oracle deck"

10-

11- they invoke the names together and it's fully off-sync until they reach tinky. they're still off-sync just less

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16- starting off with one card readings, then increasing, and one person will get a 5 card reading

17- first card pulled is The Alchemist (23), which is hidgens!!

18- shoutout to nicole rodriguez, who drew art for all 35 cards!!! we love nicole in this household

19- paul fucks with the meaning

20- paul gabriel is a canon character in the hatchetfield universe it seems

21- doll showcase again

22- next card is for lauren, The Singular Voice (2)

22- audience card pull?

23- we got The Father, which is bill!!

24- OH MYG OD

25-

26- JAMES GETS A 3 CARD READING, past is The Oracle, which is hannah!

27- I THINK I SAW A CHARLES CARD OHMyGoD

28- james tolbert has had future-predicting dreams since childhood

29- present card is The Warrior Of Light, which is becky's card!

30- future card is The Collector, SHERMAANNNN. no sheila card it seems 😔😞😔😔

31- SPEAKING OF SHERMAN AND SHEILA, JAIME'S HEREEE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

32- JAIME GETS A CARD !!!!! she gets the oracle so no image attached here.

33- later this year this will be a physical tarot set up for purchase

34- matt's here and he'll pull a card! he gets The Witch, which is miss holloway!

35- I THINK I SAW A LUMBERAXE CARD? LET'S FUCKING GO?

36- cinderella's castle kickstarter surpassed!!!

37- info about the next possible project! ORBWEAVERRRRR. file name is Orb Image.jpg

38- charles coven mentioned in yellow jacket recap. he wants the fosters "for some nefarious reason"

39- orbweaver was the planned ending point of nightmare time. also would be staged

40- hannah is 20 now

41- the rats' castle is a potential story for the castle series

42- 3 cards for mariah, past is The Mastermind Oh my god is this charles please be charles IT'S CHARLES

43- "i look fucking sexy" —james tolbert talking about the card art

44- present is The Outcast, the "meanest card in the deck", richie

45- future is The Lovers, pete and steph

46- pokey showcase number 3. also i'm gonna put all of this under a read more once the stream ends

47- curt's turn for a reading. he gets three. first is past, The Fool, aka The Worst card... this card is ted spankoffski

48- present is... not being revealed yet, It's info time woooo. CAST PARTY MASSACRE LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO!!! hf project most likely to be a movie

49- Now it's time for the present card. curt gets The Seed, alice woodward!!

50- charlotte & zoey cards spotted

51- future iss The Wounded Soldier, tom

52- masks are mandated in the tgwdlm rerun showings

53- kim's here!! she gets 3 cards as well. first off is past: The Chaste Maid, GRACE CHASITY

54- present is the warlock

55- future is The Rebel, lex foster!!

56- next up is jon with 3 as well. joey's gonna do 5 and jeff will do 3

57- jon's first card is The Constable, detective shapiro!!

58- i have no idea how i've gotten so many images in this post while on mobile. anyways, present is The Blade of Truth, general john mcnamara

59- future is THE ADULTERER LMAO hello charlotte sweetly my love

60- pokey doll showcase number 4 yaaaay

61- three cards for jeff! first off we've got The Barmaid, emma perkins!! or zoey.. or nora? jk it's emma woohooooo

62- present is The Hunter, max jägerman!

continues in the reblogs!

[wokealqaeda]

On May 10, 1973, a man wearing a black balaclava mask entered the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Kenora armed with a rifle, a pistol and a homemade bomb consisting of six sticks of dynamite. He held a dead man's switch in his teeth to detonate the bomb. He demanded his shoulder bag and three duffel bags be filled with money. A police officer, constable Don Millard, volunteered to pose as a getaway truck driver. As the pair carried the bags outside, a police sniper shot the robber, triggering the bomb and killing the bomber. Constable Millard was injured but partially shielded from the blast by the large duffel bag of money he was carrying, and went on to a career as a firefighter. The street was showered with over $100,000 of cash, virtually all of which was returned.

The bomber's wallet was recovered containing a pair of handcuff keys, 176 dollars, and a receipt from the Kenricia Hotel. He had checked into the hotel under the name Paul Higgins with a false address on April 23, and apparently took a bus to Winnipeg two days later. He left a steamer trunk, which also bore the name "P. Higgins" stored at the hotel while he was gone. He checked back in on May 5.The remains of Old Port, Dutch Prince, and Teuros-Havanas cigars and cigar packages were also found in his room. The name and address he gave were followed-up with negative results.

[medium-observation]

Les Misérables - Sixth US National Tour

December 5, 2024 (Matinée) - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Nick Cartell (Jean Valjean), Nick Rehberger (Javert), Lindsay Heather Pearce (Fantine), Jenna Burns (u/s Cosette), Jake David Smith (Marius), Mya Rena Hunter (Éponine), Matt Crowle (Thénardier), Jonathan Young (u/s Enjolras), Victoria Huston-Elem (Madame Thénardier), Jack Jewkes (Gavroche), Emerson Mae Chan (Little Cosette), Kyle Adams (Grantaire/Major Domo), Daniel Gerard Bittner (Feuilly/Laborer), Danny Martin (Courfeyrac), Andrew Marks Maughan (Combeferre/Champmathieu), J.T. Wood (Joly/Fauchelevent), Steve Czarnecki (Factory Foreman/Farmer/Brujon), David Andino (Bamatabois/Babet), Christopher Robin Sapp (u/s Jean Prouvaire), Matt Rosell (u/s Montparnasse), Matt Rosell (Constable) Christopher Robin Sapp (u/s Constable), David T. Walker (u/s Claquesous/The Bishop of Digne), Colin Anderson (Lesgles), Greta Schaefer (Young Éponine), Paige McNamara (Factory Girl), Kyle Timson (u/s Innkeeper/Loud Hailer), Ashley Alexander (Old Woman), Emily Fink (Wigmaker), Mikako Martin (u/s Innkeeper's Wife), Arianne DiCerbo (Ensemble), Nicole Fragala (Ensemble), Audrey Hoffman (Ensemble), Kaitlyn Sumner (Ensemble), Ashley Dawn Mortensen (u/s Ensemble)

Notes:

Fantastic video of Jonathan’s Enjolras debut! During act 2 right after on my own a show stop occurs and that is included (edited down to 1 minute). Some washout, shakiness and readjusting throughout.

NFT Date: July 1st, 2025

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBVdMt

Video is $20

Company - Second US National Tour

October 17, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Britney Coleman (Bobbie), Judy McLane (Joanne), Derrick Davis (Larry), Matt Rodin (Jamie), Ali Louis Bourzgui (Paul), Kathryn Allison (Sarah), James Earl Jones II (Harry), Marina Kondo (Susan), Javier Ignacio (Peter), Emma Stratton (Jenny), Matthew Christian (u/s David), Jacob Dickey (Andy), Tyler Hardwick (PJ), David Socolar (Theo)

Notes:

Excellent Video of this fantastic tour and cast. Can be grainy at times due to how far i was but besides that the video is near perfect. Some washout, shakiness and readjusting throughout.

NFT Date: July 1st, 2025

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAZ6pK

Video is $20

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[dizzysilhouette]

they laid down

[mothmanmademedoit]

Well, I guess this is my thing now.

(Please ignore my kitchen, it's the room with the best lighting)

and when broken bodies are washed ashore (who am i to ask for more) by wardo_wedidit is absolutely delightful, a bit painful and so so good. I really love this sad Paul, and how strangely patient John is at times. Also, non-linear writing is always a win for me.

I used three different art pieces because i just couldn't decide on just one and this fic deserved all of them:

Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset by John Constable

The Artist's Garden in Argenteuil by Claude Monet

The White Horse by John Constable

As usual, the cover was designed on Canva and the fic can be read for free on ao3. Protip for binders: the National Gallery of Art website is your friend! There's a ton of art pieces and so many filters to find what you need.

Last but not least, a big thanks to @whenyourbirdisbroken because it was one of their rec posts that led me to this fic.

[kwebtv]

Miss Scarlet & the Duke  -  Alibi / PBS   -  March 31, 2020 - February 16, 2025

Period Crime Drama (30 episodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

Kate Phillips as Eliza Scarlet

Ansu Kabia as Moses Valentine

Kevin Doyle as Henry Scarlet (series 1)

Andrew Gower as Rupert Parker (series 1)

Stuart Martin as DI William "Duke" Wellington (series 1-4)

Simon Ludders as Mr Potts (series 1–2, guest series 3)

 Ivy Matthew Malone as Constable Clarence Honeychurch (series 1)

Danny Midwinter as DS Frank Jenkins (series 1)

Nick Dunning as Superintendent Stirling (series 1)

Ian Pirie as Superintendent Monro (series 2– 3)

Evan McCabe as Detective Oliver Fitzroy (series 2– 5)

Tim Chipping as DS Phelps (series 2– 5)

Cathy Belton as Ivy Woods, Eliza's housekeeper

Richard Evans as Herr Hildegard (series 1)

Felix Scott as Patrick Nash (series 2-5)

Paul Bazely as Clarence Pettigrew (series 4-5)

Tom Durant-Pritchard as DI  Alexander Blake (series 5)

[forensicated]

Your Dream Sun Hill Staff Line Up

This will only work if we ignore the obvious problem with aging and make everyone as old as when they were onscreen for the majority of the time all at the same time (so ignoring returns and later sad deaths like Ted in the numbered episodes and people leaving the service like Rod/Yorkie etc.)

I have included those who rose through the ranks or 'acted up' onscreen in those positions as well [For example - acting Superintendent Derek Conway would be allowed to be chosen as a Superintendent, however you couldn't promote someone who hadn't been seen onscreen as that rank - say making Will Fletcher a Superintendent] It's likely that I've forgotten some so please feel free to point it out and add them in!

You obviously cannot have people in more than one position however, so unfortunately (for me!) there's no Inspector Smith, Sgt Smith and PC Smith all working at the same time!

There are no rules on the sexes of characters (ie - you don't have to have 6 PC's of each sex). The numbers are as follows...

Allowances

1 Superintendent

1 Chief Inspector

1 Detective Chief Inspector

2 Detective Inspectors

3 Detective Sergeants

10 Detective Constables

1 Inspector

3 Sergeants

12 Constables (in total)

(Initially a little bit generous on PC's and DC's allowances. I did start with 8 and 10 but it was a bit too hard for that! If we go for another round we might need to bring that down...)

Superintendent Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow Acting Superintendent Derek Conway Superintendent Tom Chandler Superintendent Adam Okaro Superintendent Amanda Prosser Superintendent John Heaton Superintendent Jack Meadows

Chief Inspector Chief Inspector Derek Conway Chief Inspector Philip Cato Chief Inspector Paul Stitch

Detective Chief Inspector Detective Chief Inspector Kim Reid Detective Chief Inspector Frank Burnside Detective Chief Inspector Gordon Wray Detective Chief Inspector Jack Meadows

Detective Inspector Detective Inspector Roy Galloway Acting Detective Inspector Ted Roach Detective Inspector Frank Burnside Detective Inspector Harry Haines Detective Inspector Sally Johnson Detective Inspector Chris Deakin Detective Inspector Claire Stanton Acting Inspector Liz Rawton Detective Inspector Alex Cullen Detective Inspector Neil Manson Detective Inspector Rowanne Morell Acting Detective Inspector Ramani De Costa Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon

Detective Sergeants Detective Sergeant Ted Roach Detective Sergeant Danny Pearce Detective Sergeant Jo Morgan Detective Sergeant Alistair Greig Detective Sergeant Mike Dashwood Detective Sergeant Chris Deakin Detective Sergeant John Boulton Detective Sergeant Don Beech Detective Sergeant Geoff Daly Detective Sergeant Claire Stanton Detective Sergeant Rosie Fox Detective Sergeant Debbie McAllister Detective Sergeant Phil Hunter Detective Sergeant Sam Nixon Detective Sergeant Vik Singh Detective Sergeant Mickey Webb Detective Sergeant Ramani De Costa Detective Sergeant Stuart Turner Detective Sergeant Jim Carver Detective Sergeant Max Carter Detective Sergeant Stevie Moss

Detective Constable Detective Constable Mike Dashwood Detective Constable Jim Carver Detective Constable Alfred 'Tosh' Lines Detective Constable Tony 'Yorkie' Smith Detective Constable Viv Martella Detective Constable Alan Woods Detective Constable Jo Morgan Detective Constable Suzi Croft Detective Constable Rod Skase Detective Constable Liz Rawton Detective Constable Kerry Holmes Detective Constable Tom Proctor Detective Constable Duncan Lennox Detective Constable Mickey Webb Detective Constable Danny Glaze Detective Constable Kate Spears Detective Constable Paul Riley Detective Constable Eva Sharpe Detective Constable Brandon Kane Detective Constable Ken Drummond Detective Constable Juliet Becker Detective Constable Rob Thatcher Detective Constable Terry Perkins Detective Constable Ramani De Costa Detective Constable Jo Masters Detective Constable Suzie Sim Detective Constable Gary Best Detective Constable Zain Nadir Detective Constable Kezia Walker Detective Constable Grace Dasari Detective Constable Jacob Banks Detective Constable Stevie Moss Detective Constable Will Fletcher

Inspector Inspector Sam Deeping Inspector Brian Kite Inspector Christine Frazer Inspector Andrew Monroe Acting Inspector Matt Boyden Inspector Gina Gold Inspector Rachel Weston Inspector Dale Smith

Sergeant Sergeant Bob Cryer Sergeant Tom Penny Sergeant Alec Peters Sergeant Joseph Corrie Sergeant Stuart Lamont Sergeant Ray Steele Sergeant Jane Kendall Sergeant John Maitland Acting Sergeant Cathy Marshall Sergeant June Ackland Sergeant Matt Boyden Sergeant Craig Gilmore Sergeant Nikki Wright Sergeant Dale Smith Sergeant Sheelagh Murphy Acting Sergeant Yvonne Hemmingway Sergeant Phil Hunter Sergeant Callum Stone Sergeant Diane Noble Sergeant Rachel Weston Sergeant Jo Masters

Male Constables SO101 - Francis 'Taffy' Edwards SO128 - Lewis Hardy SO134 - Phil Young SO139 - Timothy Able SO140 - Nick Klein SO148 - Tony 'Yorkie' Smith SO149 - Gary Best SO171 - Reg Hollis SO201 - Dave Litten SO201 - Pete Muswell SO218 - George Garfield SO275 - Roger Valentine SO294 - Dinesh Patel SO315 - Dan Casper SO330 - Robin Frank SO330 - Ron Smollett SO340 - Dave Quinnan SO342 - Abe Lyttleton SO351 - Malcolm Haynes SO354 - Arun Ghir SO355 - Cameron Tait SO358 - Gary McCann SO362 - Luke Ashton SO363 - Steve Loxton SO363 - Lance Powell SO408 - Nick Slater SO416 - Sam Harker SO416 - Ken Melvin SO416 - Gabriel Kent SO432 - Des Taviner SO437 - Leon Taylor SO452 - Adam Bostock SO510 - Billy Rowan SO543 - Will Fletcher SO577 - Barry Stringer SO595 - Tony Stamp SO740 - Ben Hayward SO743 - Pete Ramsey SO759 - Steve Hunter SO795 - Ben Gayle SO800 - Richard Turnham SO833 - Dale Smith SO876 - Nate Roberts SO876 - Nick Shaw SO988 - Eddie Santini

Female Constables SO148 - Mel Ryder SO158 - Honey Harman SO181 - Norika Datta SO202 - Kerry Young SO212 - Millie Brown SO217 - Laura Bryant SO227 - Viv Martella SO235 - Roz Clarke SO249 - Gemma Osbourne SO251 - Jamila Blake SO258 - Beth Green SO298 - Yvonne Hemmingway SO335 - Donna Harris SO361 - Emma Keane SO361 - Vicky Hagen SO363 - Kirsty Knight SO437 - Leela Kapoor SO469 - Polly Page SO483 - Diane Noble SO487 - Cathy Marshall SO487 - Rosie Fox SO487 - Suzi Croft SO518 - Cass Rickman SO561 - Debbie Keane SO570 - Cathy Bradford SO643 - June Ackland SO659 - Suzanne Ford SO661 - Sheelagh Murphy SO682 - Di Worrell SO686 - Sally Armstrong SO832 - Delia French SO832 - Claire Brind SO888 - Amber Johannsen SO943 - Andrea Dunbar SO988 - Ruby Buxton

[dailyanarchistposts]

I.7.1 Do tribal cultures indicate that communalism defends individuality?

Yes. In many tribal cultures (or aboriginal cultures), we find a strong respect for individuality. As anthropologist Paul Radin pointed out, “respect for the individual, irrespective of age or sex” was one of “the outstanding features of aboriginal civilisation” as well as “the amazing degree of social and political integration achieved by them” and “a concept of personal security.” [quoted by Murray Bookchin, Remaking Society, p. 48] Murray Bookchin commented on Radin’s statement:

“respect for the individual, which Radin lists first as an aboriginal attribute, deserves to be emphasised, today, in an era that rejects the collective as destructive of individuality on the one hand, and yet, in an orgy of pure egotism, has actually destroyed all the ego boundaries of free-floating, isolated, and atomised individuals on the other. A strong collectivity may be even more supportive of the individual as close studies of certain aboriginal societies reveal, than a ‘free market’ society with its emphasis on an egoistic, but impoverished, self.” [Op. Cit., p. 48]

This individualisation associated with tribal cultures was also noted by historian Howard Zinn. He quotes fellow historian Gary Nash describing Iroquois culture (which appears typical of most Native American tribes):

“No laws and ordinances, sheriffs and constables, judges and juries, or courts or jails — the apparatus of authority in European societies — were to be found in the north-east woodlands prior to European arrival. Yet boundaries of acceptable behaviour were firmly set. Though priding themselves on the autonomous individual, the Iroquois maintained a strict sense of right and wrong.” [quoted by Zinn, A People’s History of the United States, p. 21]

This respect for individuality existed in a society based on communistic principles. As Zinn notes, in the Iroquois “land was owned in common and worked in common. Hunting was done together, and the catch was divided among the members of the village. Houses were considered common property and were shared by several families. The concept of private ownership of land and homes was foreign to the Iroquois.” In this communal society women “were important and respected” and families were matrilineal. Power was shared between the sexes (unlike the European idea of male domination). Similarly, children “while taught the cultural heritage of their people and solidarity with the tribe, were also taught to be independent, not to submit to overbearing authority. They were taught equality of status and the sharing of possessions.” As Zinn stresses, Native American tribes “paid careful attention to the development of personality, intensity of will, independence and flexibility, passion and potency, to their partnership with one another and with nature.” [Op. Cit., p. 20 and pp. 21–2]

Thus tribal societies indicate that community defends individuality, with communal living actually encouraging a strong sense of individuality. This is to be expected, as equality is the only condition in which individuals can be free and so in a position to develop their personality to its full. Furthermore, this communal living took place within an anarchist environment:

“The foundation principle of Indian government had always been the rejection of government. The freedom of the individual was regarded by practically all Indians north of Mexico as a canon infinitely more precious than the individual’s duty to his [or her] community or nation. This anarchistic attitude ruled all behaviour, beginning with the smallest social unity, the family. The Indian parent was constitutionally reluctant to discipline his [or her] children. Their every exhibition of self-will was accepted as a favourable indication of the development of maturing character…” [Van Every, quoted by Zinn, Op. Cit., p. 136]

In addition, Native American tribes also indicate that communal living and high standards of living can and do go together. For example, during the 1870s in the Cherokee Nation “land was held collectively and life was contented and prosperous” with the US Department of the Interior recognising that it was “a miracle of progress, with successful production by people living in considerable comfort, a level of education ‘equal to that furnished by an ordinary college in the States,’ flourishing industry and commerce, an effective constitutional government, a high level of literacy, and a state of ‘civilisation and enlightenment’ comparable to anything known: ‘What required five hundred years for the Britons to accomplish in this direction they have accomplished in one hundred years,’ the Department declared in wonder.” [Noam Chomsky, Year 501, p. 231]

Senator Henry Dawes of Massachusetts visited in 1883 and described what he found in glowing terms: “There was not a pauper in that nation, and the nation did not owe a dollar. It built its own capitol … and it built its schools and its hospitals.” No family lacked a home. In spite of this (or, perhaps, more correctly, because of this), Dawes recommended that the society must be destroyed: “They have got as far as they can go, because they own their land in common … there is no enterprise to make your home any better than that of your neighbours. There is no selfishness, which is the bottom of civilisation. Till this people will consent to give up their lands, and divide them among their citizens so that each can own the land he cultivates, they will not make much more progress.” [quoted by Chomsky, Op. Cit., p. 231–2] The introduction of capitalism — as usual by state action — resulted in poverty and destitution, again showing the link between capitalism and high living standards is not clear cut, regardless of claims otherwise.

Undoubtedly, having access to the means of life ensured that members of such cultures did not have to place themselves in situations which could produce a servile character structure. As they did not have to follow the orders of a boss they did not have to learn to obey others and so could develop their own abilities to govern themselves. This self-government allowed the development of a custom in such tribes called “the principle of non-interference” in anthropology. This is the principle of defending someone’s right to express the opposing view and it is a pervasive principle in the tribal world, and it is so much so as to be safely called a universal.

The principle of non-interference is a powerful principle that extends from the personal to the political, and into every facet of daily life (significantly, tribal groups “respect the personality of their children, much as they do that of the adults in their communities.” [Bookchin, The Ecology of Freedom, p. 115]). Most people today, used as they are to hierarchy everywhere, are aghast when they realise the extent to which it is practised, but it has proven itself to be an integral part of living anarchy. It means that people simply do not limit the activities of others, period (unless that behaviour is threatening the survival of the tribe). This in effect makes absolute tolerance a custom (the difference between law and custom is important to point out: Law is dead, and Custom lives — see section I.7.3). This is not to idealise such communities as they are must be considered imperfect anarchist societies in many ways (mostly obviously in that many eventually evolved into hierarchical systems so suggesting that informal hierarchies, undoubtedly a product of religion and other factors, existed).

As people accustomed to authority we have so much baggage that relates to “interfering” with the lives of others that merely visualising the situation that would eliminate this daily pastime for many is impossible. But think about it. First of all, in a society where people do not interfere with each other’s behaviour, people tend to feel trusted and empowered by this simple social fact. Their self-esteem is already higher because they are trusted with the responsibility for making learned and aware choices. This is not fiction; individual responsibility is a key aspect of social responsibility.

Therefore, given the strength of individuality documented in tribes with no private property, no state and little or no other hierarchical structures within them, can we not conclude that anarchism will defend individuality and even develop it in ways blocked by capitalism? At the very least we can say “possibly”, and that is enough to allow us to question that dogma that capitalism is the only system based on respect for the individual.