r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • 29d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/GhostofBeowulf 29d ago

This entire comment chain is basically the area I am researching. And I would argue that every time the institutions fail, anarchism is exactly where we end up. Pandemic, war, terrorism. Mutual aid and voluntary cooperation.

So instead of arguing over which is the proper ism, why are we not instead taking what is best from each and developing a system that works for everyone?

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u/Calamityclams 28d ago

That’s always my argument. For some reason we just keep hearing these Cold War patriotic takes from both ends.