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by JetSpiegel 3112 days ago
I would argue anarchism has been tried in the past, it was simply called feudalism. Since it lead to the Dark Ages, there's not much support for it nowadays.
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That is a really hot take. Anarchism developed as a response to industrialization and the transformation of society caused by the adoption of capitalist modes of production.
Anarchy is opposition to arbitrary authority. Wasn't feudalism the opposite of that?
That's absurb. Anarchism is a system completely without land ownership (i.e. "property is theft"). Feudalism is a system based almost entirely around land ownership (named after the word feodum meaning a grant of land in exchange for service).
> Anarchism is a system completely without land ownership (i.e. "property is theft")

Not all forms of anarchism subscribe to this.