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Anarchy

Name: Anonymous 2011-10-15 14:46

Can anyone give a coherent explanation as to why anarchy is apparently the solution to all the current systems?

I understand why anarchy might be attractive in that the individual is ultimately free of such thing as rule of law and therefore local as well as centralized government but there exists a major problem with anarchy: bandits. Bandits appear to be the downfall of anarchy in that they will fuck you in the ass until you get organized, delegate some duties to others in the organisation and form a... governing body of some kind with a branch that enforces good morals... and you see where the problem is.

And no, this thread is not an excuse to go on about why you think capitalism or socialism or communism has failed, I want to explore the possibility that there might actually be something I hadn't considered and anarchists aren't just in it because going smashy-smashy on private property is fun.

Name: Anonymous 2011-10-15 18:56

Anarchists posit a non-hierarchical society, not a disorganised or  chaotic one, and they have no objection to using force in self-defence. The natural response to banditry would be armed volunteer militias with democratically elected leaders. Plenty of emergency services operate in the same - lifeboat crews, firefighters, those mountain rescue dudes. The important thing is there wouldn't be a professional full-time military that needs to justify its existence with the odd invasion or two.

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