I already loved this format. This is a blending of two things that I adore, and I am grateful for it.
Don’t even get me started on enclaves and exclaves.
Australia never had any borders.
We just rely on the monstrously poisonous wildlife to keep the 'fugees at bay.
This has been one of the anarchic ideas I have questions about.
Let’s say we have a burgeoning anarchic society. We’ve solved issues with intracommunity violence, production, and distribution. We’ve managed to negotiate peace with neighboring states so they aren’t a direct threat anymore. It’s the anarchist paradise we always wanted and things are going great.
However, one of these non-hostile states nearby gets involved in a war with another state. They end up losing and things get bad. Millions of refugees end up fleeing into the anarchist territory, far more than can easily be accommodated with existing systems. Furthermore, most of these people have been indoctrinated into thinking anarchists are violent, dangerous weirdos and don’t have any interest in our new society. They just want to keep doing their authoritarian capitalism but in a place that isn’t on fire.
I’m not saying borders are the best solution to this problem but it is clearly a problem that is possible or even likely to occur in the future. How would an anarchist society solve this issue? Isn’t there a danger that a wave of too many people with anti-anarchist ideology might risk the destruction of an anarchist society?
Zach Weinersmith’s Open Borders is a fantastic (and amusingly illustrated) discussion of these types of concerns.
Every time I read something by this guy I like him more
Thanks, I will check it out.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Can we go to the beach?
Croatia: Absolutely fucking notItaly: A single mountain isn’t a country
San Marino: just fucking watch us be one!
Italy: Fine, but a hill isn’t a country, it’s too small
Vatican: If I may…
C’mon! They get a speck of beach. A speck should be enough for any country.
You know what I do when I see people (kids or adults) walking through my property? Nothing. Because they aren’t hurting me by taking a shortcut.
i go “OI, mind the crocuses will ya? have a biscuit”
Then you guys should live without doors. Why do you need to keep people out of your home?
you know that’s how people used to live for the vast majority of history, right? the fact that people these days feel the need for locked doors is really sad.
Imagine not knowing the difference between personal, private, and public property
Go on, you’re almost there…you’re so close…keep rubbing those brain cells together, they’ve almost come up with a complete thought.
If Doors are akin to Private property then… Borders are akin to…come on, I know you know it.
Here, I’ll give you a hint:
Individual, Town, City, County, State, Nation. These are all part of it…and they all share something similar…
