anarchist have ben very miss judged in the past, me being an anarchist myself understand the idea of anarchism. what are your opinions on it, or your ideas?
2006-10-30 02:45:58 · 11 answers · asked by blahblah 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Judging by the other answers, there's a lot of misunderstanding about what anarchists stand for, probably because the media are corporate stuctures ruled by pro-capitalists, but you don't have to look far to find what an anarchist society might look like. Just consider this quote from the comedy, Monty Python's Holy Grail:
"We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week, but all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special bi-weekly meeting by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs, but by a two-thirds majority in the case of more major..."
In other words, order still exists in the form of democracy and often direct democracy. The main difference between the anarchist democracy and non-anarchist democracy is that it is more decentralized - meaning smaller groups of people get to vote if the decision only affects a small group of people.
Decentralized democracy is the best answer I've come across to the problem of "tyranny of the majority" in traditional democracy.
2006-10-30 10:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by cyu 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I do understand that anarchists mean well. Even the best legal system has flaws. However, I cannot endorse the abolition of government. I have seen how badly some people behave even when they know they could be arrested. How could we limit the number of rapes, murders, and assaults without some kind of government? There are some places in the world where something like anarchy exists. Afghanistan under the Taliban was virtually without government, and some parts of the country are still without law enforcement. I prefer the way we have it in the West, with all its flaws.
2006-10-30 02:57:47 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you crazy? You must be to think anarchists are sane. The mere thought of lack of law and order, or that of a legal and acceptable government to serve the masses of good people is shear insanity. Anarchists should be locked up and confined to institutions for the criminally insane
2006-10-30 02:51:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If everyone was intelligent and good, anarchy would be perfect; sadly they're not. Live as an anarchist in an ordered socity, that's the best way.
2006-10-30 03:02:38 · answer #4 · answered by airmonkey1001 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is inconceivable that the world could be (ruled) by anarchy. Anarchy works for animals because animals do not have the constant urge to destroy each other like humans. We need the rule of law to be governed and have a civilisation
2006-10-30 02:53:12 · answer #5 · answered by seek_fulfill 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some cultures could not handle it. Like the Oligarchs and Plutocrats that run American politics.
Go big Red Go
2006-10-30 02:52:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your name says it all.
OK, blahblahblah, if anarchy is a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government), how would this make the world a better place?
I believe in less government, but let's not get silly!
2006-10-30 02:50:27 · answer #7 · answered by Duncarin 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
try to think why there is revolution
human willing to dead to go forward to the new ideas
civilization can not improved if we stay with the past
Anarchy is history once we tasted revolution
2006-10-30 03:14:22 · answer #8 · answered by kimht 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell me more, I'm interested.
2006-10-30 02:48:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
couldn't be worse!
2006-10-30 02:52:08 · answer #10 · answered by kardea 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋