[Sherman Logan]

Anarchists did not do any of these things for the fairly obvious reason that there is no example of a human society existing in a state of anarchy more than momentarily.

Order, generally imposed by a strong natural leader, emerges spontaneously from anarchy.

So the quoted argument is a mere variant of the “Communism will work great, it’s just never been done right” meme.

Except that Communisn has been tried, for as long as 70 years at a time. Anarchy has never been tried, because it is simply impossible given human nature.

[sourcery]

Anarchists did not do any of these things for the fairly obvious reason that there is no example of a human society existing in a state of anarchy more than momentarily.

Not true:

• Anarchy – Never Been Tried?
• Anarchy – Never Been Tried? Part II: Emerald Anarchy
• Anarchy – Never Been Tried? Part III: Fire and Ice
• Anarchy – Never Been Tried? Part IV: In The Beginning
• Anarchy – Never Been Tried? Part V: Anarchy in the U.S.A.???
• Anarchy – Never Been Tried? Part VI: The Living Anti-Nation
• Introducing the Tarahumara
• Stateless Societies: Ancient Ireland
• Government Can Be Prevented! Repelling States: Evidence from Upland Southeast Asia
• Ireland's Success with the Free Market and Anarchism
• The Decline and Fall of Private Law in Iceland
• Privatization, Viking Style: Model or Misfortune?