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Anarchism

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I feel certain comments are creeping in the direction of violating rule #4, but I will nevertheless echo the observation previously given, that an "anarchist community" is less a concrete entity than it is an abstraction used to facilitate discussion, the same as other social structures, such as family, town, or firm.

Most people agree trivially that a society that produces insulin is vastly superior to one that produces no insulin. Given that the necessity of insulin production is not a locus of controversy, the only further points needing to be agreed are the ones relating to the organization and methods of production, and to the delegation of responsibility, just as is required in any society.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

and to the delegation of responsibility, just as is required in any society.

you are making all that fuss about community, family, town, ... only to pass this authoritarian construct labeled "society" under the table. Massive "social groups" require central authority and organization, communities don't or in reverse the size of community is determined by the ability to decentralize decision and avoid hierarchy.