• galloog1@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Bosnia, Rwanda, and multiple acts carried out by the Janjaweed to name some of the more recent ones. Most of the other more recent ones were perpetrated by states against stateless peoples which also shouldn’t speak too kindly to your narrative.

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        Most of the other more recent ones were perpetrated by states against stateless peoples which also shouldn’t speak too kindly to your narrative.

        Well, it speaks to my narrative that states are evil.

        Bosnia, Rwanda

        Correct me if I’m wrong but weren’t these nationalist movements on their way to build a state? Not the kind of stateless society Kropotkin imagined

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        Today, the whole world is divided into states but state abolismists want concepts like transformative justice that tries to undo the root of a problem, not just the symptoms.

        Also: stateless doesn’t mean no order at all, but it’s about hierarchy free systems

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            There is an entity for keeping order. Its called a community. Everyone protects everyone because everyone knows everyone because everyone needs everyone. If you step out of line people won’t protect you.

            Stateless societies existed for millennia before all the states came along and enslaved them. They had order because strong personal relationships maintain order without leaders.

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              Surprise: as soon as you form a community, the most dependable members become a governing core. What the fuck do you think a “village elder” is?

              Also, what happens when village A decides their neighbours B don’t deserve all of their land? There’s no governing body to mediate, so village A simply attacks B.

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                the most dependable members become a governing core.

                Yes, and that governing core does not have complete authority over the village, They are trusted members of the community and if they abuse their powers they get removed.

                This is exactly the kind of order you want. The people that have put the most effort into the community naturally want what’s best for that community, and if they are trusted that means they are more likely to be kind and nice people and not greedy.

                what happens when village A decides their neighbours B don’t deserve all of their land?

                The best option is for village A to send a delegation to B and voice their concerns. After which village B decides what to do.

                Just like people do not need to be governed, groups (in this conversation villages) do not as well. They should have enough common sense to do things peacefully because if they become hostile all the other groups band together to oppose them. The same dynamics are at play.