One thing that has always bothered me with law is that it is just
pushed on me, without even a theoretical opt-out. I think that
within the framework, something about anarchy and the opt-out is
important to note, but I can't really put my finger on it.
Maybe I will just free associate a bit and see if it comes out.
So, basically I am thinking that in order for the society to have
peaceful social environment, you need to have a safety valve.
I guess there is the option to leave the country. But what if
inside the country there was an island of anarchy that you could
go to? What if this place was fenced in, like a nature reserve?
You can go in, you can come out, but you can't just go in and
out as you please. It isn't a place to escape the law, it is a
place to go when you want to exchange the safety features to
a free community.
This community really would have to be fenced in and to some
degree managed from outside, because otherwise it would just
turn into some kind of illegal haven for things that are not
allowed in the surrounding society. Basically it would have to
be separated from the outside more strictly than a prison. Only
then the anarchy inside could grow into something healthy.
This makes me think that there is something perverse about laws.
Not just the feeling of oppression, but the fact that you have
to have laws that are somewhat omnipresent, if you are going to
have laws at all. If you have an unlawful area, it will collect
all the filth. How is anarchy ever succesful in everyday life?
Is it ever succesful? Is there always some bigger structure
around it, insulating it?
