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Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 weeks agoThe Zapatistas show that region-scale anarchy can work and remain stable. You need more careful and explicit structures to do things at scale, but the same goes for nation-states, just look at the average state’s legal and regulatory codes. Compared to trying not to break the law in a nation-state, participating in local anarchist organizing committees is child’s play.
We’ve only had the opportunity to apply this at a scale larger than the smallest 30-or-so nations, but in theory systems like sociocracy can nest exponentially, meaning there are applications that are already halfway to a world government.
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I am not sure if I would call it Anarchism if it has explicit structures
Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Maybe you’re using some formal or narrow definition of “structure” but in my experience there are lots of things I would call structures in anarchist theory and practice, from meeting templates to the mental flowcharts of emergency medicine.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
anarchism isn’t against structure, it’s against a few people holding power.
I’d in fact argue the whole point of anarchy is to put structures into place that make sure no one person gains too much power.