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I would argue anarchism has been tried in the past, it was simply called feudalism. Since it lead to the Dark Ages, there's not much support for it nowadays.
by JetSpiegel 9y ago
I would argue anarchism has been tried in the past, it was simply called feudalism. Since it lead to the Dark Ages, there's not much support for it nowadays.
- danharaj 9y agoThat is a really hot take. Anarchism developed as a response to industrialization and the transformation of society caused by the adoption of capitalist modes of production.
- gbacon 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Commonwealth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Commonwealth
- jessaustin 9y agoAnarchy is opposition to arbitrary authority. Wasn't feudalism the opposite of that?
- TheCoelacanth 9y agoThat's absurb. Anarchism is a system completely without land ownership (i.e. "property is theft"). Feudalism is a system based almost entirely around land ownership (named after the word feodum meaning a grant of land in exchange for service).
- LyndsySimon 9y ago> Anarchism is a system completely without land ownership (i.e. "property is theft") Not all forms of anarchism subscribe to this.