My position in this debate will be that Anarchy is unrealistic, improbable, and will not occur within the next 1000 years as depicted by apocalyptic scenarios.
Joker’s position will be the antithesis, a promotion of Anarchy, and to argue in favor of a probable future with any anarchic societies, revolts, or even, historical anarchic periods.
To begin with, my hypothesis is simple. Anarchy refers to the breakdown of society, civilization, and humanity, as a return to general “lawlessness” where crimes and punishment either are ignored or cannot be enforced, due to a lack of centralized government, police, or militia. Anarchy is often used synonymous with a state of nature, which is partially true. Thus people who claim to be anarchists, or promote anarchy (destruction of civilization), coincide with those who want to return to “the past”, a previous “pure state” of humanity, or to return to “nature”. I will argue that these are false claims. Because civilization is an extension of nature, and therefore a reaction to those same periods of anarchy that may or may not have existed long ago.
Another sub-topic will be how to identify periods of anarchy by degree. Do people mean the complete breakdown of a society, or merely, the power-vacuum when certain leaders or political parties are deposed? After the French Revolution, when the nobility was executed and deposed, would that constitute a period of anarchy? And would then anarchy be likened to the “liberal” state, or “to liberate” necessarily implies to bring in a period of anarchy?
This debate will be on going. After long enough time passes, lack of interest, one or the other side quits posting for an extended time (1 or 2 weeks), then the debate will be considered finished. Other posters may weigh in, deeming a winner, or the most convincing arguments. There will be no final tally for judgment as the terms of this debate will be ongoing, no “final dates” to anything. This will allow both Joker and I to participate at our leisure, interest, and will. And it will ensure for a better debate/argument/conversation.
I will begin, if Joker does not, with my own, personal definitions of anarchy, and how they are contrasted to “Civilized” states.
Other posters should not post, and if they do, will count as interference and should be routinely ignored.