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Re:An Anarchist Critique of Democracy (2005) by mattmaroon on Saturday December 16, 2017 @09:57PM (#15943766)
And we tried anarchy plenty. Power, unfortunately, abhors a vacuum.
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Re:An Anarchist Critique of Democracy (2005) by confounded on Saturday December 16, 2017 @10:25PM (#15943885)
Anarchism is much more than the absence of a national government.

When and where was it tried plenty?

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Re:An Anarchist Critique of Democracy (2005) by mattmaroon on Monday December 18, 2017 @10:02AM (#15952060)
From the dawn of humanity until a few thousand years ago. So roughly the first 99% of our existence, not to mention the hominids from which we evolved.
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Re:An Anarchist Critique of Democracy (2005) by jessaustin on Monday December 18, 2017 @01:21PM (#15953874)
Could we say, then, that anarchism is better for the environment than most systems of government?
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