[ExI] anarchy

[William Flynn Wallace]

Again, all of that has to be agreed upon in advance: the rules, the
penalties, how disputes are settled, etc. Think of a walled community that
has its own rules, rule makers, and enforcement, but on a larger scale.

-Dave

Sounds like a government to me.  In what respect is this anarchy?  bill w

On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Dave Sill <sparge at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:11 PM, William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Does a man rule his family?
>>
>
> No, but parents rule their minor children, in accordance with the law.
>
>
>> What if some yahoo doesn't want to pay for anything, and so he is cut off
>> from all services.  Does that mean that anyone can attack his family?  Burn
>> down his house? Kidnap his kids?  What if he is a wife beater?  Are we
>> going to stand for that?  What if he is insane?  I think that there is a
>> time to tell people what to do and if they don't, fine them, take away
>> their family, or put them in jail or an asylum.
>>
>
> All of those have to be agreed upon in advance. If you agree, you're
> subject to the laws of the land.
>
> Then there is the moral aspect:  should a person be allowed to enjoy
>> services without paying?  Like a man who won't pay taxes but lives on a
>> road upkept with taxes?  I just don't see anything by anybody in this
>> discussion that leaves me to believe that any kind of anarchy, short of
>> living by yourself in a cave, is even possible.  If I or we are using an
>> incorrect definition of anarchy, them let's have one that fits some
>> rational way of living.
>>
>
> Again, all of that has to be agreed upon in advance: the rules, the
> penalties, how disputes are settled, etc. Think of a walled community that
> has its own rules, rule makers, and enforcement, but on a larger scale.
>
> -Dave
>
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