three - most Anarchists wouldn't survive ten minutes in a truly Anachist society, because they're wishy washy, artsy fartsy pushovers. Anarchy is usually a utopia for teen rebels (I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL!), and mid-life crisis rebels (I CAN FUCK TEENS WHO DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL!), who dream of a place where they could do whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted, however they wanted--without realizing that this involves being stressed out of your mind while you're trying to avoid the shit end of a semi-automatic. i think the only person on this board who could manage it would be NickNJ.
This is quite frankly bollocks. A lot of grassroots political protest movements are built on anarchist principles. I know because I am involved with them. I have seen it work, and work well; everyone feels like they are being listened to and no individual can hijack the campaign. It has the added benefit that the police have a lot more trouble identifying the "organisers" they need to strategically target....
In simplest terms... "wrong"...
Anarchy, by definition, is an absence of organized decision-making process.
Your organization (oops, "organization" is antithetical to anarchy...)...
Let's try that again: The principals you call "anarchic" are actually just decentralized...
the political equivalent of bacteria. Furthermore, even in your "non-hierarchical" structure,
there are a few leaders and a lot of followers. The leaders simply try to retain some degree
of anonymity so as to avoid any sense of responsibility for the screw-ups of the whole, as
well as internal or external retribution.
Anarchism does not mean "everyone doing what the fuck they want",
Yes, actually, it does...
...it means "everyone participating in decision making in a non-hierarchical manner". Rules can and do exist,
No, actually, they don't...
...but they come from the collective interest rather than somebody's top-down influence.
For an example refer to the Peoples' Global Action network: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples%27_Global_Action - the PGA hallmarks are a general set of "rules", which were agreed on by people from all over the planet who shared a common interest.
This is an obscure form of governance called "democracy"... It has problems when instituted
on a large scale, often requiring layers of "bureaucracy", and eventually devolving to "plutocracy"
or "oligarchy"...
Note I said "common interest". I'm not sure how this works if there is no common interest, which is why I said I don't know how anarchism would work on a global scale.
It doesn't. People form groups. Groups band together into larger groups. Each level of group
has its own rules and mores. As long as the individuals and smaller groups can live within the
constraints of the larger group, all is well. Once they can't, fighting breaks out, whether it's
a brawl with the bouncers who say you've had enough to drink, or an assault by columns of
tanks and APCs to secure the rights of the oppressed minorities (and the petroleum) of other
countries.
(Don't worry, if true anarchy broke out, a young physically-fit idealist like yourself would
make a fine foot-soldier for someone's gang. See? A gang... safety in numbers...
The end of that anarchy is already in sight.)