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

The argument

This argument answers the objection that anarchism is a hypothetical by claiming that it is already the present condition, correctly described. On this account the world is already in anarchy, a condition the argument describes as subtle rather than violent. The evidence offered is the ordinary behaviour of populations. Civilians, it holds, dislike how their governments are functioning and say so on social media; economies are unfair, so people complain to the government; and there are protests in all areas of the world. What is being described is not an occasional crisis but a standing condition in which governing is done under continuous, open contestation from below. Above that, the argument continues, there are no true higher authorities. Presidents, governors, kings and queens exist, but they operate in awareness of the other countries around them; the world is increasingly becoming one giant society rather than a set of sealed jurisdictions. As that continues, the claim is that kings and presidents will matter less and less, and what will really matter is the people of the countries. The formal hierarchy remains in place while the substance of its authority drains away. The obvious objection — that this does not look like anarchy — is met by disputing the picture of anarchy the objection assumes. The world is not as isolated as it used to be, and people are growing tired of unfair systems of government; some do not even know how their own governments work, being so disconnected from them. No one is setting fire to buildings or hacking secret files, but the argument holds that this does not mean the world is not in anarchy. Anarchy is subtle. And if the condition already obtains, then anarchism is not a distant proposal but something currently possible.

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

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.