Anarchism 101 with Noam Chomsky

he talk about workers councils?

nothing's perfect, in fact all ideologies have flaws. Some ideology may sound better than the rest, but perhaps only for that time period, and then later another ideology will take over, and then another.

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In reference to Somolia, it is useful to view a lot of the violence as being caused by western efforts to establish a government. Because if one gang is in charge of a state they have the power to oppress all the other groups. If you view the state as weapon, a lot of the violence in Somalia makes more sense. pm me if you want some more info. There are a bunch of great articles on Somalia.

@meinLiebsterFeind. Government is a monopoly. The state is a monopoly. One monopoly, the state, is not required to prevent other types of monopolies from forming. At a certain point, organizations become increasingly more innefficient as they grow larger. This is called diseconomies of scale. The current economic landscape we have today is shaped by state policy, not free markets. Kevin Carson has a lot to say on this subject. I think you would enjoy his message.

I would have to disagree with your assertion that Government is tantamount to monopoly. They monopolize certain functions but not in the traditional definition which we attribute to that word. Free markets have definitely contributed to the economic landscape as well, albeit negatively in many cases. Jamaica being one. I'm aware that Somalis battle Ethiopians who are trying to establish order. But order is what people want. Anarchism by its textbook definition is not plausible.

@meinLiebsterFeind Government is a monopoly though. The state is the evil corporation the pro-state socialists have nightmares about. I also agree that everyone wants order. Those who vie for state power want order so they can exploit the masses without incident. The rest of society who uses economic means, needs to know their property rights are secured. That is another type of order. What is happening in Somalia is battle over who gets to a part of the ruling class.

"The state is the evil corporation the pro-state socialists have nightmares about."

I like this statement.

Who would you have create the law? Theoretically, in a democracy or a representative republic, it is the individuals who dictate the law... the state merely enforces it.

@meinLiebsterFeind but you can't establisht he initial size and scope of a democracy through democracy. It must either be done through violence or free association. What I am talking about is more fundemental then democracy.

If you could establish it, wouldn't it by its own nature be more logical than anarchism? Also, I don't see free association as a negative conduit leading to democracy. By the way, it's "fundamental".