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ELI5 why is anarchy not "the guy with the bigger stick" making the rules? (lemmy.giftedmc.com)

submitted 9 months ago by haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm politically agnostic and have moved from a slightly conservative stance to a vastly more progressive stance (european). i still dont get the more niche things like tankies and anarchists at this point but I would like to, without spending 10 hours reading endless manifests (which do have merit, no doubt, but still).

Can someone explain to me why anarchy isnt the guy (or gal, or gang, or entity) with the bigger stick making the rules?

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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The current status quo is the guy with the bigger stick making the rules. You're asking how that would be different under an anarchistic society? Anarchy works best with small to medium groups of like minded individuals. The idea is that nobody in your village has authority over anyone else, and that you've struck a social contract to help each other out with each other's individual skills ie. the guy who's really good at baking bakes bread for the village, the person who's really good at building tables builds tables for the village etc. Of course, if a violent antisocial person wanted to, they could threaten that balance, hence why it's a good idea for anarchistic societies to of course still protect themselves.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 2 points 9 months ago

Sounds like a great place :)

[–] Lojcs@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Is this distinct from commune ism