Abolishing the State: Anarchism a Possible Solution?
Hello Steemit,
Today I would like to have a discussion the concept of Anarchy and if a self-governing society is really a possibility. American politics continues to frustrate me on a daily basis and it seems apparent that corruption has truly won; the people continue to remain asleep to the problems of the world or most don't possess enough intellects to critically think of a solution so they don't care. I recently had my eyes open about the true concept of anarchy: absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual. It is considered a political ideal instead of chaotic disorder that the mainstream media makes it out to be. I recently joined a Facebook groups called Compassionate Anarchy and also found this website Psychologic-Anarchist; both are ran by my friend Sterling Luxan who is an amazing writer for anarchism and I really feel inspired to believe in a new type of hope and freedom with Anarchism. I've started to see government as nothing but a proxy for one set of humans to control another set of humans. The governments of the world seem to be causing more problems then solved. I'm still relatively new to the concept of Anarchy so I would like the discussion to work around the following questions.
So my questions are the following:
What are the good and bad things about abolishing the State?
Could it successfully be done truly on a global scale so one government doesn't just conquer a borderless land and defenseless population?
How long would civil disorder last if the governments of the world shut down?
Could we still live in twenty-first century society with the conveniences of a modern society (power, water, transportation, internet, cell phone service, grocery stores, etc.) or would we just get thrown back into the dark ages all over again?
How would we punish those that do wrong (rape, child molestation, crimes against humanity, etc.) or can we even collectively punish since there is no law saying they did anything wrong or governing body to enforce those nonexistent laws?
Could Globalization continue to function so we could continue to build relationships and trade on an international level?
What would you pursue if anarchism became a reality?
Do you believe in Anarchy as a legitimate alternative or do you still have faith in the State?
And finally what would stop communities from forming and conquering other communities just to eventually creating governments and war all over again?
Thanks,
Dennis
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All of my anarchist beliefs fall into one underlying law.
Do Not Trespass. If you follow this law whether it be property, person, aggression, taxes, war or day to day business with others, you will live peacefully. Do I think that we could live in an immediate stateless society? No. Why? Too many people are dependent upon the state. The state controls everything. Doesn't mean we cannot decentralize the powers of the state to the point that eventually, like white blood cells battle a virus, we chip away at the beast until eventually it is rendered powerless. I just don't think a transition from state society to a stateless one would end peaceful due to the dependents on the state from politicians to sanitary workers to teachers to welfare recipients. I would rather see a soft reset rather than a hard reset. Great write up. Upvoted.
Thank you Keith! As always my friend I appreciate the input! Especially the "Do Not Trespass" law I never thought about it that way!
Can it be that simple. The mere act of existing bring you into conflict with others. I prefer the simple underlying law of 'don't be a dick' but I feel it unfairly labels men as the problem and I'd use the 'do unto others' but thats not really encompassing either.
The problem stems from the fact that we do compete for resources and that without co-operation what can be achieved with those resources is severely limited.
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Thank You!
If you take anarchism definition as stateless society, i think the only way it can work is in form of anarcho-capitalism with private property using private laws.
But if you take anarchism in the definition of a anti-state, anti-capitalism, anti-hierarchy society, i don't think it is possible.
I wasn't even aware that people took it in those contexts thank you for the explanation!
Anarchism and anarchists re not so simply defined. The word has been misused and misrepresented.
Free markets don't work in and of themselves. They have their place and purpose but are to simple and limited to function on a greater scale. Or they do work, but only for the people who have a disproportionate share of the resource which is fine if you are one of them. At least until the logical conclusion.
If governments and religions didn't exist, that would mean the end of human cooperation. We need each other and most of us love to delegate power to others. Anarchism fails because of power in numbers. The closest it has every been was with Christianity.