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Skidmore

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12. Actually, large groups of people cannot successfully exist without

Reply to white_wolf (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 03:15 PM

Mar 2012

some form of structure, call it a state, a city, a nation, a corporation, a society, or any other label you care to slap on. Now such structures may be functional or dysfunctional, but simply removing societal structure or rules for order just creates chaos. Changing structure or rules does not necessitate adopting chaos. I have yet to hear how anarchy can serve as the core guiding principle of a society. Somebody is welcome to explain it to me.

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Real Anarchists [View all] RobertEarl Mar 2012 OP

corporations are not anarchist institutions. that is just silly. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #1

Oh? Silly? No. Just not understood, obviuosly. RobertEarl Mar 2012 #2

No I said corps are not anarchist orgs. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #3

they are anarchist RobertEarl Mar 2012 #4

This plays into the Tea Party mantra... brooklynite Mar 2012 #5

that's a good first step RobertEarl Mar 2012 #6

yeah what would I know. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #8

Indeed, corps are extreme statist institutions. JackRiddler Mar 2012 #14

Corporations, per se, are not anarchists - the people who run them, are... JFN1 Mar 2012 #7

Tsk tsk tsk there is a difference between anarchy and anarchism Taverner Mar 2012 #9

No leaders...exactly RobertEarl Mar 2012 #17

Corporations are anarchists? Really?! white_wolf Mar 2012 #10

Actually, large groups of people cannot successfully exist without Skidmore Mar 2012 #12

"Libertarianism is Anarchism for the rich" ErikJ Mar 2012 #11

Not quite. Corporations want government control... backscatter712 Mar 2012 #13

Totalitarians is correct RobertEarl Mar 2012 #15

Corporations are not anarchists. baldguy Mar 2012 #16

How about this description: 'Anarchistic' RobertEarl Mar 2012 #18

Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, why not use the actual definitions of the word? baldguy Mar 2012 #20

Thanks. A nice confirmation RobertEarl Mar 2012 #21

Whut? lonestarnot Mar 2012 #19