Comment on What do you think of anarchism?
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 days agoEven when people will do the right thing in 99.99% of situations, there will still need to be rules.
Just take a look at how game theory works. Anyone exploiting those mechanism in a group even if only one in a thousand, could devastate a society in no time , if it’s naive enough to not have the rules, even when they are not usually needed.
I do like your thinking though, and I also have dreams of a future society where criminals are not punished but nurtured. Because it must have been awful to have been in a state of mind, to want to do something to hurt others.
I’m not sure it’s possible though. But it is the ideal we should hopefully at some point strive for. But there still needs to be standards or “rules” for when people need help to be readjusted to functioning normally in society.
Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
Anarchy doesn’t mean no rules, it means no rulers.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
OK so how are the rules upheld?
A democracy is a rule by the people who are ruled. What function would make anarchy better?
Who is this ruler that isn’t present? How are rules decided? Who enforces those rules?
The only way I see to perform these functions rationally is by democracy.
pip@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
Democracy (proper democracy) is literally a social contract my dude. Anarchism uses democracy and consensus to make decisions. Are laws the only thing keeping you from not doing things??
Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Genuine question: Is that not a democracy?
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes laws are the reason I drive on the right for instance. It is very practical that we all use the same laws in traffic.
Now you may think this is obvious, but compared to many other things, traffic is dead simple. Without regulations it will be chaos, and meaningful form of anarchy is chaos.
If Anarchy is democracy, why than call it anarchy?