RE: I've Made a Video about Anarchism
October 20, 2019 at 11:13 pm
(This post was last modified: October 20, 2019 at 11:20 pm by Athene.)
(October 20, 2019 at 10:49 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(October 20, 2019 at 10:39 pm)Athene Wrote: To my understanding, structured anarchism more or less involves self-governance at a community level, which would require a serious degree of personal responsibility and civic-mindedness.
I suppose that community militias could be quite capable of stamping out small/localized power grabs. It seems that handling broader challenges though, would require organization, oversight, and management of resources on a scale that would come remarkably close to resembling.... dare I say....government? Lol.
I can't imagine a nation of multiple anarchist communities fending off a significant foreign threat--at least not with a purist approach to anarchism.
Perhaps I'm just limited in my thinking on the matter though.
How does a community militia stamp out its own power grab?
Anything that can stamp out a power grab can grab power.
Why would you automatically assume that any and all power grabs would come from a militia, when presumably virtually everyone in society would be armed?
Seems to me that militia members wouldn't be any more inclined to long for a reestablishment of strict governance than any other group of yahoos--perhaps even less likely. Actually, I would think that militia members would be more likely to value the core principles of anarchy and value "Muh freedom!" more than anyone else.