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I have a hard time believing that anyone actually wants to live in a society of true "anarchy". I'm not even sure what people mean when they talk about it, and
by johnea 2y ago
I have a hard time believing that anyone actually wants to live in a society of true "anarchy". I'm not even sure what people mean when they talk about it, and I've tried asking several "advocates" of "anarchy" what they mean, and I've never received a satisfactory answer. Just general examples of the wrongs perpetrated by our current society.
Not only "good cities", but even HN's beloved "free markets" are completely dependent on a government enforcing rule of law.
So, as usual, both the wingnut libertarians, and the wokenut anarchists are out in the weeds. With neither expressing rational policy, and both being completely devoid of acknowledging physical reality.
A society based on rule of law is essential for any form of civilization. The fairness of that society will be wholly dependent on how uniformly and fairly that rule is applied and enforced.
At present we have very poor uniform enforcement in the US, and that's leading to a LOT of social maladies, but that is not a rational reason for eliminating rule of law, it's a reason to reform it.