It's funny how so many anarchists are such rabid defenders of capitalism and our current economic paradigm. To think that by just removing the state, free trade and capitalism would flourish without coercion or corruption is in my opinion a bit short-sighted. Of course the state is violent and coercive, but take a minute and think about the possibility that the state is an outgrowth of our economic paradigm (capitalism), rather than the other way around. Like Michael Ruppert said, "until you change the way money works, you change nothing". I'm not sure what research you've done on resourced-based economies, but the majority of mine has come from Peter Joseph and The Zeitgeist Movement- which I'm a huge supporter of. They advocate for global sustainability and advancements in public health. Of course the movement is marginalized by the establishment (and too by anarchists apparently),labeling it Marxist/Communist, or some sort of utopian fantasy. In reality its backed by research and science, and if you don't believe me then check out their book 'The Zeitgeist Movement Defined". I think it's vitally important to embrace the philosophies of anarchism/voluntaryism; humanity will never make progress hallucinating a belief in authority and cowering to an abusive and exploitative power structure. It's equally important to let science and technology be our guides in terms of economics, rather than old archaic ideologies like capitalism, or any of the -isms for that matter.
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