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Re:Are you an anarchist? The answer may surprise you (2000) by sneak on Saturday September 05, 2020 @01:07PM (#24385098)
> In an organized society a psychopath can kill a few in a murder spree. In an unorganized society the psychopath can gather and organize a lot of thugs to loot and burn millions of homes. Has happened many times in history. I know which one I prefer.

I think this should be re-examined through the view of the ~1 million Iraqis recently murdered by one such “organized society”.

I don’t think the (violence-based) organization has the set of benefits you think it does.

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Re:Are you an anarchist? The answer may surprise you (2000) by username90 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @01:20PM (#24385218)
When the good guys practices anarchy then the bad guys are free to create huge violent organizations. Our modern societies aren't perfect but violence is lower today than ever before.
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