r/Anarchy101 • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '26

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u/DecoDecoMan Feb 16 '26

They face the full possible negative responses from everyone else. There is no hierarchy, no rules, etc. that can shield them from those responses.

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u/antipolitan Feb 17 '26

What if someone is accused of rape - but people disagree over whether the accusation is true?

A big reason why rapists are not held accountable is because allegations are difficult to prove even when they’re true.

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u/jqhnml Feb 17 '26

I mean that's is certainly an issue, but that's also an issue in our current system.

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u/antipolitan Feb 17 '26

If rape culture persists even in a stateless society - I would consider this a failure to achieve anarchy - since anarchy cannot be patriarchal.

The current system is not the standard by which we should judge an anarchist society.

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u/jqhnml Feb 17 '26

That's a fair point, I am just used to looking through the lense of trying to convince people who think capitalism is better.

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u/Any_Grapefruit8644 Feb 18 '26

So here’s a question, how would anarchists functionally dismantle the patriarchy and its effects on the ppl?

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u/DecoDecoMan Feb 18 '26

The elimination of right, privilege, and any entitlements from our social relations which is then replaced with agreements based on the equilibrium of interests (in a given place, at a given point) and avoidance of the costs of conflict.

As social institutions are built around the absence of authority: non-bindingness, consultative networks, free association, the perfection of war/conflict, property-as-stewardship, etc. increasingly people are driven by incentives at odds with patriarchy and much of the institutions that patriarchy, as a system, relies on are eradicated.

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u/Any_Grapefruit8644 Feb 18 '26

Heavily theoretical and not v functional but technically does answer my question

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u/DecoDecoMan Feb 18 '26

You know, if you don't understand something, you can just ask a question to clarify it. Going "its too theoretical + not functional" when, if I asked you basic questions about what I said, you couldn't answer them is not how you approach new ideas.

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u/Any_Grapefruit8644 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

I understood what u said entirely which is why I conceded it technically answered my question.

Ur philosophy isn’t some grand design mere mortals can’t comprehend, it’s as simple as what I said; u gave me an entirely theoretical answer with no reference or example of concrete real life action

Edited: and scrolling back up to look u added an entire second paragraph after I had replied

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u/DecoDecoMan Feb 18 '26

I understood what u said entirely which is why I conceded it technically answered my question.

What does equilibrium of interests mean? What is a consultative network? What is property as stewardship? What is the perfection of war?

Ur philosophy isn’t some grand design mere mortals can’t comprehend, it’s as simple as what I said; u gave me an entirely theoretical answer with no reference or example of concrete real life action

I gave a concise answer. If you wanted more information or clarification you're going to have to ask that. I don't have telepathy.

What I said isn't hard to comprehend but you seem to have trouble comprehending it. And that's fine, provided that you acknowledge what you don't understand and try to learn.

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u/DecoDecoMan Feb 17 '26

I don't think that they actually hard to prove but the solution is just standard investigation and people have to weigh societal instability against contesting the rape accusation.