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Quote by: grandpa  But what you describe has nothing to do with anarchism. Liberty isn't only the freedom to do without. It can be a very positive social order to get rid of monopolistic and coercive institutions. It's not about looking at a starving person and saying "'tain't MY problem." It is our problem. Without authorities to dominate resources there would be no need to fight for them. Obviously, someone's having authority over you does not mean no one will fight over resources. In fact, it overwhelmingly tends to make it more likely.
Grandpa h. |
People will always choose to form unions where power is nested in a few individuals. In a "free" society natural resources still need to be gathered, processed, and dispersed across sometimes great distances. This is not an action the average person can undertake on their own.
The result would be agreements between people where division of labor is used to process and transport goods and food. Leaders will emerge who will use promises and sweet talk to gather support and soon dominate these new organizations. And on a civilian level person disputes will lead to people seeking judgement from third parties to settle things. New courts and governments will form in towns and expand into cities and states.
And you still forgot the basic point. Few people in today's society desire such a system or would desire it even if they believed all our current leaders corrupt. You would have to indoctrinate people in accepting the massive authority reduction and lose of dependence on a government.
On a national level we are more likely to embrace a national socialist state before and kind of reduction of government powers.