An Educated Argument Against the Ideal of Anarchism

A state is the protector of the people, the government is not an enemy on the horizon, it is not the looming figure of chaos that some will tell you it is. A government is the vital piece of civilization that makes us a people, to quote Gregory J. Holgate, “You stand here not abandoned but as testament and proof. For a city is its people, and its people are its heart”. This is describing how a government, or city in this manner, is only created by the faith of the people, by the ability of mankind to support each other. A nation is only made from the support of the people.

The government protects the people by being made by the people. Even the most selfish and self-sustaining government has to care for the people. Any democratic government must be supported by the people. Any dictator must make sure that people don’t revolt, forcing them to accept commodities. Any government has to provide even a decency to the populous.

The government cannot be an enemy because the government is the protector of everyone that resides in its jurisdiction. A state cannot act against the interest of people so it cannot be the enemy. While in an anarchy all rules and common decency is not required, all people are able to act on all their devilish desires. A government acts to protect the majority, a government does not have to care for the murderer because they are a danger to the people, while an anarchy protects that killer by not sanctioning their actions.

In summary the idea of anarchism is opposition to the state, the same state that as we have seen protects the people and supports the majority. An anarchist state is none, it is a world of torment and crime, where you can walk next door and shoot your neighbour. On the other hand, a government and state are the supporting fixtures of our entire livelihood, it is the pillar to hold up the building of civilisation. We all need to have protection, so why risk it on anarchy and the assumption of perfection of our fellow people?

-Her Imperial Majesty Christina I of Cycoldia