Purplekeyboard t1_j10udbc wrote
The problem I have with anarchism is that it seems to be more of a wish fulfillment fantasy than any sort of reasonable political philosophy.
The obvious response to anarchism goes along the lines of, "What happens to your anarchist society when the tanks come rolling over the border and you get invaded?" And anarchists either get unrealistic, and say "We could fight off a well trained powerful modern military with sticks and hunting rifles", or they admit they have no solution to this and say "But maybe someday".
When the primary criticism of your proposed system of government says that it is impossible to achieve, and your response is, "yes, it is impossible, but maybe some day it will become possible", I have to wonder what the point is of even talking about it.
So anarchists end up claiming their system is impossible to achieve (today), while also claiming it is an ideal to reach for. Why not focus instead on whatever actually is possible? If we can't have anarchy because the powerful will take advantage of it and seize control, then what can we have which is both reasonable and in keeping with the values that anarchists have?
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