anarchy

[Mike Weaver]

>paul barrett wrote:
>
> >  It's a very idealistic thought, because inevitably, at some level,
> > the communities are likely to be infiltrated by people who want to
> > rule them or take advantage of them.


Steven:
>They wouldn't have to infiltrate the anarchist community -- they
>could just march over the hill and slaughter everyone.  People band
>together to prevent this from happening.  Governments are instituted
>in order to put in force values that have a history of providing for
>social survival.
>
>         Theoretically.

Infiltration implies invasion from without. Intentional communities 
(anarchist or otherwise) will generate their own internal tensions, 
i.e differences of priorities. Anarchist communities tend to be 
passing configurations because they are set up on a rigid basis of 
what should be. What should be will invariably be pushed aside by 
what is, which is the inevitable development of differing and 
diverging tendencies, and this will sooner or later be answered with 
non anarchist solutions ranging from charismatic dictatorships to 
more or less democratic structures of authority.

Mike

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