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Yes it is so much better to live with no government No rules, survival of the fittest eh? Sounds lovely doesn't it? No idea when your next meal is wondering if your going to survive the night with out getting your throat slit such a great idealistic world.

In all seriouseness Anarchy bites there is no security, always wondering how Im going to catch or steal my next meal. Wondering what gruesome death awaits me at the hands of only god knows what. I would prefer to live in a progressive society where I am protected by laws and those who enforce it, can easily work get money and not only by food when ever I need it but anything else I want. I don't have to ramage around the woods like some mangy animal. ya I have to follow some rules, pay some taxes, but its well worth it.

i dont want anarchy,i want peace. As long as there is a government there will be war and chaos. If we would share the world and treat eachother with respect and not be so stupid. We need to take responsibity for our actions. what ruined the world was religion,governments,and stupidity.

Oh? So things to wear, things to sit on, and things to cook with and keep your house warm or cool aren't needed? Heck, houses are't needed? No computers, since yo own those?

Material possessions are necessary to live, that's one of the things that gave humans an edge up. Everything that is not your naked body is a material possession.

Well, actually it depends on what kind of anarchist you are. Left anarchists to my understanding want as little rules and guidlines yes. Practically total freedom. That still doesn't mean that there could be a morals based "guideline" for an anarchist community. Right Anarchists (anarcho-capitalists) on the other hand do have a form of police and some sort of rules. Since they'd still have privately owned businesses they could set up guidelines for the people working there. They'd still have their freedom, they'd just have to use common sense. Also anarcho-caps believe in a privately run form of police. While some consider this would result in a form of mafia, they'd still have a way of keeping people out of trouble.

As before, it depends on what kind of anarchist society you live in. Here's an example of what would happen in an anarcho-capitalist society. Lets say you come home from work and you see someone stealing your TV. You call your private police/lawkeeping firm and they send people out. They track down the person and go to his/her home to see if your TV is there. The person calls his/her firm though and they come out with weapons and will fire on your firm if they try to enter the house to find the TV. Both firms realize that if a 'war' breaks out between their firms a third firm can come in and with a cheaper price help people. Since they don't want to lose customers over the conflict they decide to go ahead and let your firm search the place. They find your TV there. You bring the serial number and prove it's yours. The conflict is ended. What happens to the person who stole the TV will probably stay as he/she is or be punished by your firm. It would depend on what the agreement was between the firms.

And why do you think people will want to steal and cheat and try to put other people down? Do you believe in human nature? I myself think human nature is a cop-out. I think people are driven to do things by how they've been brought up and what ideals have been given to them. Maybe the first year or two in an anarchist society would be sketchy, but given time people would improve their ideals and embrace their new culture.

I think I already addressed this issue in my previous comment, but if you'd like more clarity I'd be glad to continue this discussion.

you dont need material possesions to be happy though. Im not saying you shouldnt have them just dont let them end up owning you. If watching T.V makes you hapy go for it,but ask yourself,"Do I need this to be happy?"

thats why im saying we need a evolution of somesorts or perhaps a revalation,to make us realize we dont need these things and i dont think it would lead to violence because if we were all happy with what we have then why would we want more? Just another want for material possesions.

ever hear of freinds?