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Quote by: InTheFlesh?  i've recently wondered why whenever anarchy is brought up, someone always says 'oh it'll never work, people will steal and try and take power and kill each other, it's human nature'
if it is human nature... why are we trying to fight it? i mean, are we pretending we aren't humans? if being utter monsters is what are 'nature' is we should surely just accept it and kick this civilisation rubbish in. |
Fot the same reasons that Zebras don't just lay down in front of the lion and let nature take it's course. The point is not that civilization is beyond us, the point is that as social animals, some form of government and leadership is a natual part of the order we impose on ourselves so that we may increase our survival chances.
Gorillas have a silverback, lions have a dominant male, wolf packs have an alpha wolf. Our system is considerably more complex because we are more complex, but it is essentially formed from the same need. We survive better when we work in groups. Groups need direction to be effective. Leadership provides that direction.