<p>^^^^Well, as far as nukes go, I bet there’s a hundred thousand cities higher on the target list than my town :P. Fallout could be bad, but there’s plenty of dirt around here. My area has enough farmland and wilderness to support a fair population, but nothing much at all worth the trouble of attacking. Most big-city bureaucracies would collapse without federal currency, but my town is run by… What, a sheriff, an engineer, a judge, and 5 council members? In my town if you call the courthouse odds are you’ll get the actual official, not his secretary. In a crisis these people could step up personally to continue the government unofficially.</p>
<p>@toxic: Well, in that case an anarchy would end the instant two people met up and didn’t shoot on sight. But we were already discussing the likely ways out of each situation.</p>
<p>Perfect real life example of anarchy: Somalia.</p>
<p>Anarchy is one of those things, as someone else might have said, that sounds wayyy better in theory than it will ever actually be.</p>
<p>Perfect real life examples of totalitarianism: Nazi German, the Soviet Union, and China under Mao.</p>
<p>Totalitarianism is one of those things, as someone else might have said, that sounds wayyy better in theory than it will ever actually be.</p>
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<p>I disagree. </p>
<p>People are not unwilling to cooperate - they will cooperate when both parties have a common interest (or, at the least, when cooperation will lead to the betterment of one party - think symbiotic relationships). With that being said, humans are naturally and inherently selfish. </p>
<p>Taking away the concept of something does not change inherent human nature - we will still want ownership of something. Hence, regardless of which road humanity chooses, society will always return back to, at the least, a group-controlled government in the end.</p>
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<p>Totalitarianism is absolute control by one person. How does that sound even somewhat good?</p>
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<p>I didn’t say it did. But it still sounds better than it ever actually will be.</p>
<p>Complete Anarchy: Let natural selection rule again!</p>
<p>Absolute Totalitarianism </p>
<p>France has bothered me for the past few days. I guess I don’t like too much democracy.</p>
<p>I prefer order above liberty. I think the motivation for most people to not commit a crime is the consequence of going to prison.</p>
<p>Total totalitarianism sounds terrible to me, one person controlling everyone else… really?</p>