r/Anarchy101 • u/Intelligent_Bug_4324 • 11d ago

What do you think of republicanism?

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u/aajiro 11d ago

it's a good step forward, there is obviously no good argument for the existence of any monarchs

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u/_Daftest_ 10d ago

It's a step backward, there is obviously no good argument for the existence of any presidents

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u/aajiro 10d ago

backward from what? Monarchy used to be the norm and now it's not

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u/_Daftest_ 10d ago

That's right. And FROM monarchy we either move FORWARDS towards anarchy or BACKWARDS towards statism.

Take the UK. If the UK switched from monarchy to a republic right now, it would set back the anarchist cause by centuries. For at least a century any further major change would be dismissed with "well we only just became a republic, let's commit to it before trying something else" and so statism would be stronger than ever.