Evolution and Economy

[Tsyal Makto]

That's ideal libertarianism, and you're comparing it to stereotypical anarchy. From an ideological standpoint libertarianism and anarchy are different ideologies (though admittedly similar, one more market-centric/with a 'lil more government than the other), but in reality libertarianism is pretty much just anarchy for rich people only. They want to get the government off their backs so they can have their way with the masses. The only difference is that the one screwing you over goes from being the government to being corporations. Same ****, different *******. Just like in Somalia, the power just goes from being in the hands of a central government to local warlords and gang leaders. When libertarianism is put into the real world, preferential treatment is given to the ruling class, while the predation still remains for the rest of us.

Anarchy in the real world is actually an interesting ideology. For it to work, all predatory centers of power must be taken down, whether it be governmental or not, including corporations and warlords. "Anarchy" that still allows centers of power (ie: libertarianism in the real world) leads to situations like Somalia. Anarchy were power is truly put in the hands of the people leads to places like Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War, which actually became somewhat of a utopia.

I would venture to say that if Somalia truly had anarchy, and that the power was really in the hands of the people of Somalia, not in the hands of the warlords or gangs, and that the people could truly rule their own world and get what they wanted, things would actually improve. Though the three big obstacles to this are that: 1) The environment is totally shot to hell, 2) The people of Somalia are undereducated, and 3) religious extremism. With that said, Somalia needs a strong central government right now - to heal the land and the people, and squelch the warlords and religious extremists - so that maybe one day they could truly rule themselves, and be another Catalonia. Though the current system - where preferential treatment is given to the elite, who can freely continue to destroy the country - will never work.

So with all that out there, the two best political systems for a society that wishes to be stable, healthy and free, would either be one with a strong, democratically elected government (if it has predatory institutions that must be kept in check) or no government at all (if the society has managed to purge itself of all predatory institutions). However, a system that gives preferential treatment to the rich and powerful is not a system that will lead to a free, stable society for the people.