Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml anarchotoothbrushist @lemmy.ml 8mo ago

Capitalism can't be anarchism

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Imagine thinking you can have private property without a central government to enforce it
- You don’t need a government, you just need violence
  
  And what is a government but legitimized violence?
  
  What do you do when your neighbor is more violent than you?
  
  Same shit different names
- It's called livin' in da toolshed ⚒️
  
  Only attractive to those not-so-sharp inhabitants of said shed
Yeahhh it'll be great. It's basically anarchism except all the power systematically flows to one person
- Oh you mean real world in practice of anarchy like in Somalia.
  
  Anarchy is very pretty on books, in reality this is the best outcome possible after a few years escalate and after a few centuries we are back to empires fighting against each other
  
  You're only saying that because every time an anarchist group gains a foothold, it is forced to exist at the pleasure of more powerful states who view it in terms of profit.
- "It's anarchism... that I run!"
  
  A bourgeoise of the proletariat, wait
  
  Thanks for the only comment that wasn't annoying. I miss that era of the internet. Feeling doomed used to be edgy.
  
  it's Dr Horrible's turn!
Salary? Money? Without a government?
- Gotta promise them something until you get your military up and running.
- During the years of Spanish provinces in America, some small banks would own the entire land and pay the locals using their own currency only print by them, 1 coin equals 1 day of labor which was nearly enough for 2 meals, then the Spanish kingdom would forgive the landowners taxes if the locals were forced into Christian religion.
And how exactly would one enforce communist principles? What if someone starts hoarding resources?
- You refuse to do the labor needed for their hoarding. You should really learn about models of ownership-by-use. People just aren't capable of protecting/maintaining/using that much personally.

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