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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reminds of the town of Chéran where they kicked out the cartels and their lackey politicians. The community is self-organising, elect their leader on a yearly basis, and protect themselves by having regular patrols. I don't think anarchism will work on a large scale (or at the very least, there is no global culture yet to demand such set up), but Chéran is an ideal model for me for an anarchist society.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anarchism isn’t mean to work on a large scale, it’s meant to be a million small scales all tailored to each individual community’s needs and co-operating with each other.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How would there be guarantee that their neighbours won't attack them? Even this is a problem for Chéran, hence why they have armed patrols. Heck, even practically speaking, we are already living in an anarchy. What are nation states if not self-organising society? Even with attempts of international cooperations through globalisation, that still failed because each countries' cultures are too distinct from one another to create a mutual trust.

For ideal anarchism to work, there has to be a global cultural shift for humans to be like minded enough that mutual trust is built amongst each other not to attack or cheat each other. The only instance I have seen this work is in fiction in Dune, where the planet Arakkis is populated by Fremen and living in anarchist framework with their different tribes and little cultures, but overall identify themselves as Fremen and have solidarity against invaders. Although, that's where their problem lies, outside the planet. Even utopian anarchism has to extend into universal scale.

[–] unfreeradical@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How would there be guarantee that their neighbours won’t attack them?

How would there ever be a "guarantee"?

Even this is a problem for Chéran, hence why they have armed patrols.

It seems you found a solution.

Heck, even practically speaking, we are already living in an anarchy.

No.

What are nation states if not self-organising society?

Wut?

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right, if Greenland is on its own, armed patrols could deter nuclear armed US from invading! Even anarchists don't realise we're already living in an anarchy!

[–] unfreeradical@slrpnk.net 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You are rather severely distorting the meanings of terms.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

You may find that is the case but I think there is a gap with idealists on reconciling theory and empirical results.