Originally Posted by
mconlonx
I don't think the article is championing no government, only showing that it can be not as bad as some would have you think--that there is a natural or cultural order that will form in the absense of strong central gov't, and that it can be a workable solution even in the modern world.
Most of us in the modern world don't have an ancient tribal justice tradition that never really went away to pick up the slack. And marauding armed bands are a problem even in sunny quiet Somalia without all those nasty cops.
Edited to say that despite all of this beautiful anarchy, Somalia is a dangerous lawless place, and has a crazy pirate problem to boot. There's a US destroyer in its territorial waters right this second in pursuit.