Anarchy isn’t that. It’s just what happens when people try to install it in a geopolitical environment that’s inherently imperialistic. It would be interesting to see what kind of social structures are possible without outside interference, but I don’t expect to see that in my lifetime.
“Anarchy” is a transition state, almost always to something worse. The point of instituting a democracy is to prevent that something worse. Granted, that doesn’t always work, but it’s better than nothing.
…an’ I wanna pony with wings, an’ I wanna pretty castle, an’ I wanna be a princess, an’ I wanna dress made out of pretty rainbows and sunshine, an’ I wanna…
The more I read about Anarchy, the more I don’t get how it’s any different than ancient human tribes.
And if that’s the case, well… That didn’t work out for modern civilization in the long wrong, and that’s why new systems of governments sprang up from said tribes
I mean, Democratic Socialism with very strong anti corruption measures is sort of like advanced anarchy - tribal, but on a bigger scale. It’s a pretty good solution even without modifications.
I know communism is what would be ideal, but like you said, humans overall would need to become something they’re not fit for it too work on a larger scale.
Other than that, finding a way to either fully restrain the corruptive influence capitalism has while taking advantage of it’s positives or coming up with a system better than capitalism would improve things too. Personally the “inflationary credits” system is one I think could work if properly implemented.
Yeah, it would be hilariously ironic if not for the tragedy.
“We can’t try anarchy, because bad people will become warlords! Then they’ll compete and the winner will take full control as a dictator!”
“Uh huh, and what do we call that?”
“Anarchy! That’s why I’m voting for fascism!”
[Facepalm]
I’m actually not a big fan of anarchy, but the idea that it’s worse than Totalitarianism seems pretty silly to me.
It’s doubly hilarious when you realize anarchy isn’t that.
Anarchy isn’t that. It’s just what happens when people try to install it in a geopolitical environment that’s inherently imperialistic. It would be interesting to see what kind of social structures are possible without outside interference, but I don’t expect to see that in my lifetime.
“Anarchy” is a transition state, almost always to something worse. The point of instituting a democracy is to prevent that something worse. Granted, that doesn’t always work, but it’s better than nothing.
That’s not the anarchy they’re talking about. “Anarchy” here refers to the state of society sought by anarchism.
…an’ I wanna pony with wings, an’ I wanna pretty castle, an’ I wanna be a princess, an’ I wanna dress made out of pretty rainbows and sunshine, an’ I wanna…
This is what educated people used to say about democracy before it became widespread.
It took a while, but it’s getting harder to say they were wrong. I still hope they were wrong though.
that’s not a problem with democracy; it’s a problem with capitalism…
yeah i call that libertarianism
The more I read about Anarchy, the more I don’t get how it’s any different than ancient human tribes.
And if that’s the case, well… That didn’t work out for modern civilization in the long wrong, and that’s why new systems of governments sprang up from said tribes
Which is why our species is doomed to failure. To be more than tribes we need to become something we’re not.
I mean, Democratic Socialism with very strong anti corruption measures is sort of like advanced anarchy - tribal, but on a bigger scale. It’s a pretty good solution even without modifications.
I know communism is what would be ideal, but like you said, humans overall would need to become something they’re not fit for it too work on a larger scale.
Other than that, finding a way to either fully restrain the corruptive influence capitalism has while taking advantage of it’s positives or coming up with a system better than capitalism would improve things too. Personally the “inflationary credits” system is one I think could work if properly implemented.