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"anarchist" does not indicate the simple lack of a stable government, it indicates a subscription to one of the many political/social theories/philosophies in t

"anarchist" does not indicate the simple lack of a stable government, it indicates a subscription to one of the many political/social theories/philosophies in the category known as "anarchism". somalia is very obviously not an anarchist society, for that would require the majority of the population to be philosophically anarchist and organized in an anarchist manner. it is a collection of statist factions, each attempting to impose a state.

gasull 15y ago
It's pretty much an anarcho-capitalist society.
- idonthack 15y ago
  most anarchists think that "anarcho-capitalism" is an oxymoron at best, and cryptofeudalism at worst. even those that disagree must acknowledge it is a point of much debate. personally, i believe that capitalism is inherently statist. a state is simply an entity with a large amount of land capital.
  - gasull 15y ago
    > most anarchists think that "anarcho-capitalism" is an oxymoron at best, and cryptofeudalism at worst Just because most anarchists dislike anarcho-capitalism, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist as an ideology. Look at the Wikipedia article. > personally, i believe that capitalism is inherently statist Maybe its name it's unfortunate. Some people call it free-market anarchism, but that includes other kinds like mutualism, agorism, etc. > a state is simply an entity with a large amount of land capital. Land and capital are not the same thing. You can have any of them independently of the other. Are you aware of geolibertarianism? Also you're blending together capitalism (and its crony state) as a system with capitalism as a free market ideology. And I hope you don't confuse free market with taxing the poor and subsidizing the rich as crony governments do. Last but not least, please read about panarchism. All flavors of anarchism can coexist with each other, because they aren't really that different.

gasull 15y ago

It's pretty much an anarcho-capitalist society.

idonthack 15y ago
most anarchists think that "anarcho-capitalism" is an oxymoron at best, and cryptofeudalism at worst. even those that disagree must acknowledge it is a point of much debate. personally, i believe that capitalism is inherently statist. a state is simply an entity with a large amount of land capital.
- gasull 15y ago
  > most anarchists think that "anarcho-capitalism" is an oxymoron at best, and cryptofeudalism at worst Just because most anarchists dislike anarcho-capitalism, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist as an ideology. Look at the Wikipedia article. > personally, i believe that capitalism is inherently statist Maybe its name it's unfortunate. Some people call it free-market anarchism, but that includes other kinds like mutualism, agorism, etc. > a state is simply an entity with a large amount of land capital. Land and capital are not the same thing. You can have any of them independently of the other. Are you aware of geolibertarianism? Also you're blending together capitalism (and its crony state) as a system with capitalism as a free market ideology. And I hope you don't confuse free market with taxing the poor and subsidizing the rich as crony governments do. Last but not least, please read about panarchism. All flavors of anarchism can coexist with each other, because they aren't really that different.