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ELI5 why is anarchy not "the guy with the bigger stick" making the rules? (lemmy.giftedmc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm politically agnostic and have moved from a slightly conservative stance to a vastly more progressive stance (european). i still dont get the more niche things like tankies and anarchists at this point but I would like to, without spending 10 hours reading endless manifests (which do have merit, no doubt, but still).

Can someone explain to me why anarchy isnt the guy (or gal, or gang, or entity) with the bigger stick making the rules?

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (9 children)

That's what it turns into. Anarchy is only a stable form of government on paper. Like a lot of things, it falls apart when executed in the real world. Mostly because there will always be people who are jerks.

[–] ZeroNotes@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The entire point of anarchy is that there is no government lol

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago

No hierarchal form of government, but rather a coalition of every single person that lives in the society. Things are definitely still governed. It isn't chaos.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Anarchy is to government what 0 is to math.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

0 is really important to math.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Anarchy is important when talking about government, as can be seen in a number of comments in this post.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

If your math is full of zeros you have a good time if your government is full of anarchy you will have your bronze statue take down via rope.

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