Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Is Anarchism possible?
Position1 of 3
Anarchism is currently possible.
Argument3 of 3

The entire world is already in an anarchic state because of protests

Countries in the world are falling apart. Protests against human rights violations reflect the governments inability to care for its people. People are ready to overthrow the government and take care of themselves.

The argument

The world is already in anarchy. Civilians hate how their government is functioning. Therefore, they express their thoughts on social media. Economies are unfair; therefore, people complain to the government. There are protests in all areas of the world. There aren’t any true higher authorities. Just because there are presidents, governors, kings, and queens, they are aware of other countries around them. The world is increasingly becoming one giant society. Soon kings and presidents won’t matter anymore. All that really matters is the people of the countries. The world isn’t as isolated as it used to be, and people are growing tired of their unfair government systems. Some don’t even know how their governments work because they’re so disconnected from. Although no one’s setting fire to buildings or hacking secret files, it doesn’t mean the world isn’t in anarchy. Anarchy is subtle.

Context

The world experiences catastrophes and problems all the time. In 1939, World War 2 took place. September 11, 2001, America suffered major casualties from a terrorist attack. Currently, there’s a worldwide protest about human rights and racial and gender equality. People point their frustrations at the government because the government is the highest form of power in the land.

Premises

[P1]People worldwide are disillusioned with their governments, voicing complaints on social media and protesting everywhere. [P2] As the world becomes one interconnected society, traditional authorities like kings and presidents matter less than the people themselves. [P3] This widespread, if subtle, rejection of unfair government already amounts to a state of anarchy. [C] Therefore, since the world is already anarchic, anarchism is currently possible.

Counter-arguments

Anarchy is a bit more complicated than protesting a government. Anarchy includes a communal mentality as well as believing that government is unnecessary. The communal mentality means that everyone would give up their property and share it amongst each other equally. Only a few countries in the world do this. That proves that not all the world is in anarchy. Anarchy also has no hierarchy. The whole point of an anarchist community is for everyone to be equal. But that doesn’t exist in the world because there are still government powers. Even the Rojava community, a current anarchist community, has a government system, making them not a true anarchist community. The world is not in anarchy. Governments are still in place and capitalism exists. If there was an idea for the world to be in total anarchy, people would have to give up a lot of comforts. Worldwide anarchy will not be happening anytime soon.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P1] The world is not in anarchy because of disdain for the government. [Rejecting P2] Anarchy exists without world leaders; therefore, the world is not in anarchy.