In practice anarchism sets up social institutions that serve as a quasi state apparatus without the centralized power structure, believe it or not often including activities close to “policing” .
Like all political ideologies it must function in a flawed reality operated by flawed humans. I have no doubt that the belief when taken to an extreme caricature is unrealistic.
Nonetheless it serves as a direction for political organizing towards an ideal, just as liberalism or facism.
Fine if it doesn’t suit your political ideal - for me it is helpful as a guidepoint to a just society.
Please don’t just sit here feeling superior with reductive takes that are frankly biased by the powers that maintain the status quo. Unless of course your political program is “perfect” if so - enlighten me.
In practice anarchism sets up social institutions that serve as a quasi state apparatus without the centralized power structure, believe it or not often including activities close to “policing” .
Like all political ideologies it must function in a flawed reality operated by flawed humans. I have no doubt that the belief when taken to an extreme caricature is unrealistic.
Nonetheless it serves as a direction for political organizing towards an ideal, just as liberalism or facism.
Fine if it doesn’t suit your political ideal - for me it is helpful as a guidepoint to a just society.
Please don’t just sit here feeling superior with reductive takes that are frankly biased by the powers that maintain the status quo. Unless of course your political program is “perfect” if so - enlighten me.