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Originally Posted by Pluto
But anarchism doesn't mean chaos. Anarchism is order. It just means a society organized without a coercive state.
Those who use the word "anarchy" to mean disorder or misrule are not incorrect. If they regard government as necessary, if they think we could not live without the powers that be directing our affairs, if they think politicians are essential to our well being and that we could not behave socially without police, they are right in assuming that anarchy means the opposite to what governement guarantees. But those who have the reverse opinion and consider government to be tyranny, are right too in considering anarchy (no government) to be liberty. If Government is the maintenance of privilege and exploitation and inefficiency of distribution, then Anarchy is order.
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There can be no order without a coercive force to make the bad apples of society comply. Additionally an authority figure will always form, as it is our instinct to look for a leader figure. The most immediate leader figure in human society is the head of household, then local leaders or "chiefs", etc.
Humans cannot function without an authority figure. Now I'm not saying it has to be a powerful central government, but if there is any government with any level of power including police powers, then it is no longer anarchism. Anarchism by definition is the lack of government.
No human civilization has ever flourished without some hierarchical system, be it a tribal chief, a central government, or a polis city-state government.