Would Anarchy work in a perfect world, or even in modern world?
yay, no government!
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I require authority.
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In a perfect world, yes. In the modern world, no. The vacuum of power is too quickly filled by those who hunger for dominance. This could be prevented by a powerful, intelligent and conscientious populace but we don't yet have that. Interestingly, "Bitcoin Jesus" is currently negotiating with several countries to buy $100Mn+ worth of land to start an anarchist state (Source 1). If he is successful, given the type of person that will be attracted to purchase land there, there is a chance that it could work out favorably. Sources: (1) http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09- Side: yay, no government!
Perfect world scenarios are pointless hypotheticals. If anarchy is perfection then de facto it must work in a perfect world or the world is not perfect. If anarchy is not perfection then why do we care that it works. Anarchy as a political model in reality is unsustainable; because it is opposed to structure it cannot prevent the accumulation of power by individuals which produces states. Anarchy as a personal practice in various forms does work. It's an applied philosophy, and so long as the person wants to live by it and it does so then it's working. Side: yay, no government!
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