No sane anarchist is advocating for the collapse of society, or for law enforcement to disappear overnight. Anarchists generally advocate for new anarchic systems to be built alongside our current system, so that if/when our current system begins to collapse, the new ones will already be in place to replace it. This idea is called “dual power”, or more generally, “prefigurative politics”. It is obviously not an easy thing to do, but I think it’s worth trying; we should always be trying to build a better world.
…there are A LOT of criminals out there…
This is absolutely the case, though I see this as an indictment on our current system more than anything. The anarchist position is that most crime is a result of people’s basic needs (food, shelter, physical or mental healthcare, etc.) not being met, rather than a result of that person being innately “bad”. You seem to at least partly agree with this position:
…way more normal people that would become criminals out of desperation or opportunity if society began collapsing.
Anarchists aim to have everyone’s basic needs met, regardless of how much or how little they contribute back to society. This of course won’t entirely eliminate antisocial behavior, so we will also need some form of anarchic community defence to intervene in such cases.
No sane anarchist is advocating for the collapse of society, or for law enforcement to disappear overnight. Anarchists generally advocate for new anarchic systems to be built alongside our current system, so that if/when our current system begins to collapse, the new ones will already be in place to replace it. This idea is called “dual power”, or more generally, “prefigurative politics”. It is obviously not an easy thing to do, but I think it’s worth trying; we should always be trying to build a better world.
This is absolutely the case, though I see this as an indictment on our current system more than anything. The anarchist position is that most crime is a result of people’s basic needs (food, shelter, physical or mental healthcare, etc.) not being met, rather than a result of that person being innately “bad”. You seem to at least partly agree with this position:
Anarchists aim to have everyone’s basic needs met, regardless of how much or how little they contribute back to society. This of course won’t entirely eliminate antisocial behavior, so we will also need some form of anarchic community defence to intervene in such cases.