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A flaw besides the fact that a sudden switch from government to non-government equal chaos?

Goddamit why can't you guys ever support stages?

What kind of Anarchist are you by the way?

In a true anarchic state of being, let's say you got up and said, "Let's have an anarcho-commune."

Okay, so you stand up and you say that. Great.

Now, what if I don't like what you said? What if my desire to punch you simply exceeded my desire not to fight with people who aren't attacking me?

You may say, Well, if you punch me without provocation, the People will punch you. In which case I will say, that only works if you assume I'm an unpopular loner. If I'm a bully with big ideas, I may have more followers among the People than you might.

The problem with anarchy? It coalesces into feudalism. In rather the same way that nebulae can condense in some places and rarify in others to form stars, really convincing people will gather followers and the unaffiliated will become far and few between.

Why have all the recent attempts at building the anarchic society failed? Ultimately, because they became feudal societies. Such chaos in Spain, in the twentieth century, paved the way for the entry of a Fascist government.

Oh fun...another one...


I'm a Marxist. I already look at it unfarvorably technically, Anarcho-Capitalism moreso.

Anarcho-Capitalism really isn't Anarchy, if a Capitalist society exists. Anarchy seeks to rid the world of all kinds of dominance and hiearcy. If you have Capitalism it really allows that to come right back or simply never leave at all.

Anarchy means with out leaders correct? No real heirachy or command structure, that means no government.

No government means no schools, no fire departments, no law enforcment, no infestructure. Human beings have orginized into societies for reason: It is alot easier to survive. Human beings despite their dominance over the planet are relativly weak creatures, we do not have superior senses, strength, or built in weapons like sharp teath claws or spines.

We survive by working together by having one group to lead the rest to follow. Government and society as we know it evolved from the simple tribes and clans our ansestors once had and becuase of orginized government we have been able to take humanity where it was once believed to be impossible.

Anarchists seem to not understand that. If you truely don't like government nor want to be involved in society go be a hermit.

working together without superiority or seniority is just as effective as with it. if the correct ideals are enstiled in the people then schools and fire department ect.

So some private straight out of boot camp can lead just as well as a general with 30 years of experience under their belt? I think not, there are things you cannot learn from training sessions and text book. There is no better teacher than life experiences.

Experience is an important factor in leading people, with out it you simply can't effectivly maintain law and order.

On top of experience there are simply people who have been gifted with more talent than others. People are are more adpatable and capable to lead than others.

if life were truly the only source of conditioning then we would have never left a state of anarcho-primitivism in the first place. also there would be no leaders and no one would have any other source of knowledge than life experiences. there would be no leader. the parties involved in a disagreement about what should be done would come to a conclusion through civilized, logical debate about what should be done and while it was happening, the masses would enforce the decency of both parties.