Anarchism
Political ·Saturday May 2, 2009 @ 14:18 EDT (link)
I joined a Facebook group Anarchism: Anarchist Ideals In Practice not because I'm an anarchist, but because the group says they'll send out related articles, and I'm curious how anarchism could work and their perspectives on various issues.
It seems to me that in many situations (e.g. contractual disputes, crime), an anarchist group would need a way to mediate disputes and enforce security, otherwise violence becomes a means to take land and property, and anarchists disclaim that they are for violence. Enshrine this security and mediation in a group agreement—and pay those doing the work of security and adjudication fair wages—and bingo, you've formed yourself a small government. And I'm very much in favor of small government, and as in my previous note, subsidiarity.
