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"but they have other solutions to those problems" No, they don't. They have some hand-wavey wish-aways. Who runs the government if it doesn't have any money?

• steveklabnik 16y ago
  Actually, anarchists don't generally see Somalia as an example of anarchy. It's generally accepted that for an anarchist... state to form, significant social change is necessary before any sort of governmental chance. You cannot just take the training wheels off, or you'll fall. I suspect your opinion of anarchy is that of 13 year olds and punk bands, and I can't really blame you. There's a large amount of poor press involved. It's actually very thoroughly thought out, even if you disagree with their premises. If you'd care to learn more, there is a FAQ: http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/index.html http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/index.html Note, this is from a collectivist perspective, who say that anarcho-captialists are not anarchists. I'm not sure of a great resource on anarcho-captialism, but it's basically just a more extreme version of libertarianism/minarchism anyway. Okay, enough off topic stuff. Just please try to consider the way you casually dismiss others' beliefs, it makes them less likely to listen to your arguments (which are good ones).
  • jbooth 16y ago
    Your link just upgrades "13 year olds and punk bands" to "20 year olds, phish, and alt-electronic bands". I'll stand by my casual dismissal, but if it makes you feel any better, I have the same level of casual disdain for people who claim communism just hasn't been implemented properly.