> In a society without hierarchies, an anarchist society, you still have groups and > communication and working together, you just don't have people above you

> In a society without hierarchies, an anarchist society, you still have groups and > communication and working together, you just don't have people above you telling you > something is OK or how it should be. Yes, and when it's bad guys, we call those groups "cartels" and "gangs". When it's the good guys, we call those "governments". You necessarily need governments (and thus law enforcement and a military of some type) to fend off the bad guys and to maintain order (crime, settle disputes, etc). As part of all that, be it the good guys or the bad guys, you need a solid leadership structure, or you end up with warring factions causing chaos or accomplishing nothing at all. Who is attracted to leadership positions? "Crappy politicians" and "the Koch brothers". Anarchism, as described just doesn't work. Even in small anarchistic collectives of a dozen or so people, they inevitably start developing rules and leadership and governance structures. Rather that abolishing the police and throwing away established systems, I would much rather strive toward iterative reforms of injustices.