Can Anarchism Work?

[The Scientific States]

Recently I was thinking to myself could anarchism work in a society? I believe it's nice in theory to have a place with no state or class, but I believe it's impossible to implement because people will always for, hierarchys and most people couldn't adjust to living without money, and living cooperatively for supplies, jobs, technology etc.

But I could be wrong, so what do you guys think, could anarchy work and why?

[Spartan Philidelphia]

No, anarchy will never work. People will always organize themselves into governed, organized groups with hierarchies.

[Densaner]

Probably not. Powerful groups would come to the fore within an anarchist society anyway.

[The Scientific States]

Probably not. Powerful groups would come to the fore within an anarchist society anyway.

My thoughts exactly.

[Thafoo]

Well, if by "work", you mean "Rapture from Bioshock, post breakdown", then sure.

[The USOT]

Thus far anarchism has failed to meet any kind of proof towards it being a valid system in a modern industrial sense.

Don't get me wrong, it has merits. There was a notable degree of success in Catalonia. There is even a fair amount of success in areas like twin oaks Virginia. But both have had major issues. Catalonia showed it to be politically unsustainable, with the Stalinists easily subverting the system and the mass slaughter of priests. Twin oaks has shown a very sustainable system at the cost of much in the way of modern tech and being only able to sustain 100 people.

[Divair]

FUCK DA STATE! DON'T NEED NO AUTHORITY! CORPORATIONS GUN DO EVERYTHING PERFECTLY! DON'T QUESTION IT, JUST BELIEVE! IF YOU DON'T, YOU'LL PROBABLY BLEED!
~~~brought to you by Divair Dogg~~~



But seriously, no. Just no.

[The Scientific States]

Thus far anarchism has failed to meet any kind of proof towards it being a valid system in a modern industrial sense.

Don't get me wrong, it has merits. There was a notable degree of success in Catalonia. There is even a fair amount of success in areas like twin oaks Virginia. But both have had major issues. Catalonia showed it to be politically unsustainable, with the Stalinists easily subverting the system and the mass slaughter of priests. Twin oaks has shown a very sustainable system at the cost of much in the way of modern tech and being only able to sustain 100 people.

Yeah, producing goods with high levels of technology and innovation would be nearly impossible in an anarchic society.

[Genivaria]

Define 'work'.

[Divair]

Define 'work'.

"Not assrape the majority of the planet."

[Genivaria]

Define 'work'.

"Not assrape the majority of the planet."

Uhhhhhhh.

[Zonolia]

Nope. Won't work, can't work, will never work.

[Divair]

"Not assrape the majority of the planet."

Uhhhhhhh.

That's a "no", I take it?

[New haven america]

As long as it's controlled in some way or another.

[Zathganastan]

No anarchy on a large scale will always lead to a sort of fictionalized fighting between any and all major groups which reside in the area.

[The Scientific States]

As long as it's controlled in some way or another.

That wouldn't be anarchy then, anarchy opposes "control."

[Vaxon]

I could care less if it worked or failed.
However, I am leaning towards failure.

[Benomia]

Yes.

[Thafoo]

As long as it's controlled in some way or another.

"Anarchy"

"Control"

Nope.

[Genivaria]

As long as it's controlled in some way or another.

'controlled anarchy' sounds like an oxymoron.

[Shaggai]

As long as it's controlled in some way or another.

'controlled anarchy' sounds like an oxymoron.

It is.

[Conscentia]

Where's the "none of the above"?

I think it could technically function if organised correctly, but I am sceptical of the desirability of such a system.

[Gandoor]

Nope, just as much as "communism" would work with modern day society.

[New haven america]

As long as it's controlled in some way or another.

That wouldn't be anarchy then, anarchy opposes "control."

It was a contradiction.

[Southeastern Xiatao]

If a nation was anarchist, everything would be in total chaos everyday in that nation. You need some kind of government to work in a nation. Therefore laws can be followed most of the time. But in anarchy if their is no government, then their will be a lot of crime, and people be killing a ton of people since their is no government and laws.