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Theoretically maybe, but empirically, humanity was completely unstructured at the beginning and currently not a single anarchist society exists. Why do you think everyone transformed into various kinds of nation-states eventually? Because nation-states were exceptionally good at filling that “power vacuum”. To overpower nation-states, something at least comparable is needed. Transnational corporations/syndicates/unions, something like that.

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nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

currently not a single anarchist society exists.

that’s a lie

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- jrs100000@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Which ones? There are few places on Earth that are not under practical control of a formal government and legal system, and most of those places are either unpopulated or controlled by various local power brokers.
  
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  - nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    exarcheia and anabaptist sects come directly to mind, but you’ve just excluded them for some reason. it seems like no-true Scotsman to me.
    
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    hisao@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    exarcheia and anabaptist
    
    Do those guys build their own roads, pipes for water and heat, homes, bake bread, make drugs, provide healthcare? Or do they depend on external nation-states and their economy to exist?
    
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    jrs100000@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It seems like a pretty good reason to exclude them, considering the criticism being discuss was specifically that they would inevitably decay in to a “might makes right” situation. Communities existing in a situation where police and courts would prevent someone from taking over by force disqualifies them from disproving this hypothesis.
    
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- hisao@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  In the context of previous message I meant anarchist society comparable to state, at least very small state. Not just a club of shared interests with members living their lives in regular nation-states. Do you have any examples in mind?
  
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  - nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    anarchist society comparable to state
    
    a what?!
    
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    hisao@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Something that can replace state, at least basic stuff like economy and infrastructure.
    
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  - breadcat@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    they’re going to say rojava lol
    
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communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
anarwiki.org/List_of_Anarchist_Societies

Also, you list syndicates as an example, which is an anarchist belief.

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nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

humanity was completely unstructured at the beginning

can you cite this?

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