Unhindered: Anarchy

anarchy |ˈanərkē|
noun
a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority;
absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual, regarded as a political ideal.

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Lemme go off on a rant here. You think that anarchy is cool? Well, you'd better be pretty handy at foraging for food and beating off attackers with a stick.

Anarchy is a lack of government. A lack of laws. No presidents, no senators, no economy, no police, no schools, no doctors. There are no rules, and you are on your own. It would, ultimately, be a free-for-all chaotic state of nature.

There would be no check on people's behavior. A serial killer could go around killing and you would have to hope some vigilante would eventually take him out- but you would have no guarantees that you would be safe yourself from that same vigilante. (For that matter, there would be no vigilante, for that term implies that there are laws and ineffective law enforcement; just another on-the-loose killer.) There would be looting, rapes, and disease wiping out thousands because there would be no CDC to quarantine or manufacture medicines. No more mass production of food, clothing, newspapers, gasoline, or shelters. Electricity would stop eventually, followed by the cessation of the electric pumps that pipe water into our homes.

Sure, there will be groups of people who band together to form some sorts of communities, but that would be the end of anarchy. Individuals giving up freedoms for protection is what government is, which negates the concept of anarchy. So, you people who argue that anarchy is the "natural order" of things are wrong: sane, reasonable human beings will always form alliances and make contracts to increase their chances of survival. Even if those contracts are as simple as "You will watch out for danger while I pick these berries."

Seriously, I find any anarchist who has actually thought in depth about what the long-term effects of anarchy would be and still persists in wanting society to disintegrate into chaos to be insane; a maniac who wants to run around smashing windows with rocks, eat all the Doritos off a store's shelf, and defecate in the middle of Main Street.

And all you so-called "anarchists" who meet to discuss the Eden of a lawless world? You are hypocrites. "Anarchy Club meeting: 9 pm at Revolution Cafe" is oxy-moronic. You cannot plan anarchy- for planning implies interpersonal contracts and hierarchy with doled out responsibilities: Bob makes the flyers, Theresa makes the cafe reservation, etc. There is no chaos is planning.

Therefore, true anarchy has to be spontaneous. And, thank god, it is therefore unlikely.