Hanshan
· 6d
How is a functioning free society that respects the rights of the individual (ie an anarchist one) possible,
when next door to it there's a highly organized totalitarian nation with sophisticated tech...
That'll be a fun one to read through, I'm excited to dive into people's thoughts about this.
My surface level thinking is that an anarchist society could only function alongside powerful fascist states if it were rich. In that scenario, individuals would have a natural incentive to voluntarily fund high-level security and defense in order to protect their property and livelihoods.