RE: Why is Anarchism mostly taken as a joke?
June 29, 2012 at 12:02 pm
(This post was last modified: June 29, 2012 at 12:06 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
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I think I've found a great way to explain why I get a giggle out of anarchy. Most of the folks I've ever had the pleasure of talking to from the pro-anarchy camp don't advocate a lawless society filled with roving bands of criminals. Even in the anarchists society there are rules. They (speaking only for those I've discussed this with, and with full knowledge that I may be missing some nuance) simply insist that there should be no centralized state or authority enforcing those rules. The question I have to ask is this (and perhaps some pro-anarchy type would help me with this one). Of what use are rules with no authority to enforce them, and if enforcement is handled by "the locals" as it were, are they not "the state"?
To me, it would seem that anarchy would enable precisely the opposite of what anarchists seem to desire. Instead of a stateless society we would be saddled with many smaller, insulated states, each as subject to abuse of power as any other (and perhaps more-so, imho).
I think I've found a great way to explain why I get a giggle out of anarchy. Most of the folks I've ever had the pleasure of talking to from the pro-anarchy camp don't advocate a lawless society filled with roving bands of criminals. Even in the anarchists society there are rules. They (speaking only for those I've discussed this with, and with full knowledge that I may be missing some nuance) simply insist that there should be no centralized state or authority enforcing those rules. The question I have to ask is this (and perhaps some pro-anarchy type would help me with this one). Of what use are rules with no authority to enforce them, and if enforcement is handled by "the locals" as it were, are they not "the state"?
To me, it would seem that anarchy would enable precisely the opposite of what anarchists seem to desire. Instead of a stateless society we would be saddled with many smaller, insulated states, each as subject to abuse of power as any other (and perhaps more-so, imho).
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