[Krasnol]

FYI: die Linke is what remained of the former DDR ruling party. Today they are "THE left party" in Germany The MLPD is...well weird but they have wealthy supporters so they've been there quite a while now.

> Is it because they weren't able to defend themselves?

No, it's because they did not run a state. Running a state is the whole thing. Sure protecting your borders is one thing but: economy, law, diplomacy, etc. you know, all the stuff you do as a country if you exist long enough.

What the anarchists did (and yes, I think there is a huge difference if you are an anarchist or someone who calls himself socialist) is something that already works on small scale in several projects or small regions. If this works out on a country-scale remains unproven yet.

[legatus]

Then you can agree with me when saying that it is something worth attempting. It may be a great alternative, or another failure. We won't know unless we try!

(It was nice to have this discussion with you :) )