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anarchists on some instances of lemmy say that they dislike the government and hate law and sometimes harm people and thats bad, but what if those anarchists made a group and went to live in an island and form their own society?? would they do it better than the government??? it can be complicated because in anarchy, politics dont matter, so any political discourse will lead to people getting harmed

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[–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 13 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Assuming you're not just trolling, which, judging by your post history is... Unlikely... I'm going to suggest you read up a little bit about the basics of anarchism. Specifically anarchocommunism, as it is the most common tendency to run into online. There are several foundational texts that are written in English and Spanish. Some authors to consider: Peter Kropotkin, Mikhail Bakunin, Emma Goldman, Pierre Joseph Proudhon. For something more contemporary, check out David Rovics.

For real world examples of actually existing anarchist societies, read about the Spanish Civil War, a good book I can recommend on the subject "The Anarchist Collectives : Workers Self-Management in Spain, 1936-1939" by Sam Dolgoff

Another decent recommendation is The Soul of Man Under Socialism by Oscar Wilde.

For a short read with good explanations behind the principles of anti authoritarianism check out Law and Authority by Kropotkin.

For something to get the heart thumping a bit more, We Do Not Fear Anarchy, We Invoke It by Robert Graham.

The idea that political thought would be repressed in an anarchist society is... An interesting take. Anarchists generally want to function based on some kind of collective decision making process, such as consensus. There are also anarchist adjacent trends, such as council communism that are worth looking into. In a pinch, "Google Murray bookchin" and find yourself somewhere in the neighborhood (or at least the next one over).

And to answer your question outright, if a bunch of anarchists decided to form a society large enough to be viable and self sufficient, one of two things would happen: the US would turn it into a glass parking lot or ... The US would turn it into a glass parking lot.

[–] 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world -3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

glass parking lot?? what does that mean?? and that wouldnt happen because it wouldnt harm the usa... for example the usa doesnt harm communist countries, or very socialist countries

[–] InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

glass parking lot??

Sand+heat=glass. I'll let you fill in the rest from there.

usa doesnt harm communist countries

The US literally fought decades of wars specifically because communism was an intrinsic threat to its engrained political institutions.

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