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Anarchism does not prevent tribes, warlords, organizations, or armies - it is the absence of such constructs. If anyone is truly interested in applied anarchis
by squibbles 6y ago
Anarchism does not prevent tribes, warlords, organizations, or armies - it is the absence of such constructs.
If anyone is truly interested in applied anarchism, look to Somalia [0] and try to make a difference there. It's not all bad [1] [2], but I think there are many vastly superior alternatives.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Somalia_(1991%E2%80%932006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Somalia_(1991%E2%80...
[1] https://www.independent.org/pdf/working_papers/64_somalia.pdf https://www.independent.org/pdf/working_papers/64_somalia.pd...
[2] https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=1861 https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=1861
- sudosysgen 6y agoSomalia really isn't a good example of anarchy, there was still tons of hierarchies. Anarchists aren't libertarians, they're not content to just topple the state, you still need to form anarchist governments and institutions. Otherwise that's just anomie
- username90 6y ago> you still need to form anarchist governments and institutions ??? > Anarchy is the state of a society being freely constituted without authorities or a governing body.