Give me 10 reasons why anarchy wouldn't work?

Question

10 points for 10 reasons.

*i'm an anarchist...just incase you were wondering.

Answer 1

Human nature-------

There is always somebody who wants to be in control of other people; to be a recognized leader and to have power over others.

Very few people are willing to cooperate and/or share with anybody and everybody.

Greed--people always want more and more.

Differing needs--some people need more money/food/clothing than others in order to care for their families or in case of illness.

Criminality-- There will always be dishonest and violent people.  Thieves, robbers, swindlers, con artists, identity thieves, and others of their ilk will never go away.

The idea of "from each according to his abilities and to each according to his needs" looks good on paper but has never worked before.

Answer 2

You only need one:  it's disorganized.

Answer 3

anarchists can't agree one what type of anarchy to work with

power structures would not allow them flourish as their existence would undermine their authority

a dastardly opportunist could possibly usurp a popular anarchist revolution and turn it into something like the USSR

an anarchist society would need to have people used to living by anarchist values and there aren't too many people like that.

no international authority would recognize an anarchist "state" and some nation would simply shoot or expel  the anarchists and take their resources. If they tried to defend their territory they'd be labeled as "terrorists"

Those are the only five I can think of right now, and two of them were kind of the same.

*I too am an anarchist.  

There are many obstacles to overcome, but on a few occasions history has proven that anarchy is not inherently impossible.

We must reject any arguments against anarchy (as a political philosophy) that involve "human nature." They are fallacious and illogical.

Answer 4

Well I can give you a few.

First without the presence of police or law. You would be required to protect your family and property at all times. This would make people less productive as you would not be able to leave your home even for a short time without someone else trying to take it from you. Then there would be those who were organized and would create chaos. By creating chaos there would then be a public demand for lawfulness. But the only people capable of providing order would be those who are creating the chaos since they are the only ones organized. Once they had power they could put into place any system of governance they chose and I would doubt that they would put any form of democracy or republic in place.  

Try this video. It explains it all clearly. It's all about the forms of government and why America chose the one it has.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=ov...

Answer 5

Certain basic elements of human society are provided by government.  A judge or arbitrator is "government".  A chief or president is "government".  Even such things as police and fire departments are "government".

There are different brands of anarchism.  Surprisingly, these different brands can be radically different from each other.  For example, anarcho-capitalism can be quite different from traditional "anarchism".