How did gangs take control of Haiti? How did warlords take control of Somalia? I guess those governments just decided to dissolve and hand over their monopolies on violence to other groups.
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nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days agoPure Anarchism is a power vacuum
power vacuums are fictions deployed by imperialist forces to justify regime change
count_dongulus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
I don’t know the particular histories you’re talking about, but I bet it involves private property, prisons, and policing. none of that is anarchy.
MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 2 days ago
? No, power vacuums can exist and are quickly filled by any group with a modicum of power. Look at ISIS. The US deposed the Iraqi government. The new government was weak and those with a stockpile of weapons and funding from other interested countries quickly swept in and took control.
US pulls out of Afghanistan. Before they can even board the plane, the Taliban has completely seized control.
nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
power vacuums are a myth
MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Why are they a myth?
nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
they are a story that people tell to explain the world. but they are not a phenomenon that can be empirically tested.