The tenets of anarchism never made much sense to me. Sure, governments are hard to trust, and we'd be better off doing away with some of them. But without a government there is nothing to protect us against a foreign invasion. We could all defend it ourselves, but there would be far less efficiency, intelligence, and technological prowess if our tax dollars weren't diverted to a strong defense system. Also, laws would go out the window. Only property owners would have them. Effectively there would be no court system and every property owner would be able to punish "criminals" their own way. This medieval system offers little to protect those that are falsely accused of crimes. I wonder how an anarchist would feel if they found out one of their ancestors was tortured and killed by a landowner who'd falsely charged them with as simple a misdemeanor as trespassing. What if they'd just been looking for a helping hand, say a place to sleep or a plate of food?
Anarchy is not the answer. Anarchists are naive enough to believe that reason will prevail in a society without rulers. No, the Middle Ages happened for a reason. There was general lawlessness, no school system, and entities like the Church had the most power simply because they had the most money. They had the money, so they wrote the rules- kind of like us, but at least the poor have some recognition in congress. Like it not, our education system prevents political philosophies like these from taking root. It teaches us to respect the law and those who have earned their place in government. In an anarchist society, schools would be run by those with the most money, and only the privileged would have enough of it to be educated. Aside from that, schools run by institutions like corporations and churches would only serve to indoctrinate us into consumerist and devout lifestyles.
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