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Re:Are you an anarchist? The answer may surprise you (2000) by mhuffman on Saturday September 05, 2020 @06:20PM (#24387313)
... or protection for the rich only.

Which leaves the poor to have to come up with other ways to get protection, which opens the door for a local "strongman", which turns into a type of government, rinse, repeat.

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Re:Are you an anarchist? The answer may surprise you (2000) by haroldp on Saturday September 05, 2020 @06:25PM (#24387339)
Poor people pay for their policing today, but don't get much for their money.
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Re:Are you an anarchist? The answer may surprise you (2000) by TulliusCicero on Monday September 07, 2020 @08:28AM (#24398958)
Yes, but they'd likely get even less from private policing. That the current situation is bad isn't a good reason to go and make it even worse.

I'd love to see how such a system works out in practice, but much like anarcho-communists, there's no real evidence, just theorycrafting.

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