I might suggest reading the text in question. Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" will give a much more three dimensional view of "anarchism" than what we tend imagine from first principles. Even just the first few chapters are well worth the read: https://files.libcom.org/files/Homage%20to%20Catalonia%20-%2...
I think I get it, it's radical egalitarianism. It just turns out that hierarchical decision making works better for running complex organizations (e.g. an army), so anarchism (i.e. a vacuum of centralized power) nearly always leads to a warlord taking power. The US basically got lucky that Washington didn't want it and set a republican precedent for other colonial independence movements.
There is no evidence that hierarchical decision making works better for complex organizations.
It's possibly true, but there's no evidence it is.
I guess the question also depends on what is "better". Certainly it's better for those with authority, but it's very difficult to compare that with another structure.
arrosenberg|1 year ago
AndyNemmity|1 year ago
It's possibly true, but there's no evidence it is.
I guess the question also depends on what is "better". Certainly it's better for those with authority, but it's very difficult to compare that with another structure.