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the trouble with anarchism is all that liberty (quokk.au)

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

But, no system is immune to bad actors and idiots.

Agreed. Though I think it would be particularly difficult for a strongman or strong personality to take hold in an Anarchist society.

If it was successfully implemented, and everyone is now receiving free housing, food, healthcare, public transport, and education all in exchange for 2 to 3 months of voluntary work (the rest being free time), I think it would be exceptionally difficult to convince that populace that actually they should actually go back to the old way where they work for him all year in exchange for some paper that would then give you access to those things which you already have for free.

I just think it would be almost impossible to put that genie back in the bottle, just as it would've been almost impossible for medieval kings and lords to bring back serfdom after mercantilism/capitalism was established.