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Oh, I'm aware it's not a heaven. Or, you know, anarchy. Current lack of a permanent winner does not imply that no one is playing the game. I'm not sure that

Oh, I'm aware it's not a heaven. Or, you know, anarchy. Current lack of a permanent winner does not imply that no one is playing the game. I'm not sure that anarchism can be as stable as government, but I think it's certainly possible. In any case, history doesn't appear to show that there's any system which is stable in the long term -- the Roman Republic didn't remain one. Considering only longevity and stability, monarchy may be the standout government type.

almightygod 15y ago
I'm not sure that anarchism can be as stable as government, but I think it's certainly possible your free to think anything you want, but with no empirical data or any substantial evidence to support your opinion...why share them here?
- burgerbrain 15y ago
  Somalia is ruled by warlords. This is hardly a secret, if you want proof just google it. It is by definition not an anarchy.
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- randallsquared 15y ago
  I was replying to the comment about historical evidence by pointing out that we don't have conclusive evidence either way, so it's an open question. There have certainly been some historical areas arguably without government, to various degrees [1], but the longest of them (~330 years) didn't last much longer than the oldest constitutional republic (which I believe is the US) has so far, while other forms have lasted for a thousand years or more. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy#Lists_of_ungoverned_communities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy#Lists_of_ungoverned_com...
HoLyVieR 15y ago
I'm not sure that anarchism can be as stable as government I'm not sure you get the original concept concept of anarchy. Anarchy is a society mode where there is no designed leader that has power over everyone and where law is substituted by social standard that people follow (no written rule). It's basically NOT having a government.
- randallsquared 15y ago
  I'm an anarchist myself. However, it seems to me that there are more different possible anarchies than I can enumerate, and quibbling over details seems somewhat premature. :)

almightygod 15y ago

I'm not sure that anarchism can be as stable as government, but I think it's certainly possible your free to think anything you want, but with no empirical data or any substantial evidence to support your opinion...why share them here?

burgerbrain 15y ago
Somalia is ruled by warlords. This is hardly a secret, if you want proof just google it. It is by definition not an anarchy.
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randallsquared 15y ago
I was replying to the comment about historical evidence by pointing out that we don't have conclusive evidence either way, so it's an open question. There have certainly been some historical areas arguably without government, to various degrees [1], but the longest of them (~330 years) didn't last much longer than the oldest constitutional republic (which I believe is the US) has so far, while other forms have lasted for a thousand years or more. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy#Lists_of_ungoverned_communities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy#Lists_of_ungoverned_com...

HoLyVieR 15y ago

I'm not sure that anarchism can be as stable as government I'm not sure you get the original concept concept of anarchy. Anarchy is a society mode where there is no designed leader that has power over everyone and where law is substituted by social standard that people follow (no written rule). It's basically NOT having a government.

randallsquared 15y ago
I'm an anarchist myself. However, it seems to me that there are more different possible anarchies than I can enumerate, and quibbling over details seems somewhat premature. :)