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Posted by: Qbix89
Talking about Sweden is an ultrabannable offense.
Posted by: Achronos
Too bad being completely and utterly wrong isn't a bannable offense.
Posted by: tedog
Posted by: Garshne
Posted by: tedog
You honestly think current society would reduce to gang war simply because government was dismantled? HAHA! The Government is our largest gang. What's stopping the gang wars now? Responsible citizens that would still be here to stop it in an anarchy society.
Or it's controlled by a responsible citizen with a good shot and many deaths are prevented. The fact is it would deter a lot of people from committing crimes in the first place.Last I checked your current society is already in the midst of several large gang wars.
Your government goes away and the Mexican Cartels will move in. Just watch.
Your ideal 'responsible citizen' is just a normal person, and any normal person is just as easily corruptible by hate and anger and greed as the next normal person.
You seem to have a naive view that there are a lot more good people than bad, when in fact your ideal 'responsible citizen' is a very, very rare thing.
How would the cartels move in if drugs were legal? HAHAHA! I've already stated most of the gun crime here is due to our horrible drug laws, and you're wrong, most people are in fact good, just lazy. Now it really is time for bed.The cartels want money and power.
In America there is a lot of money, and a lot of power. The U.S. Government is keeping the Cartels out as best as it can. Remove the U.S. Government, and the Cartels have no barrier.
They move in, selling drugs, guns, pirated DVDs, alcohol, anything. They see competition and they will forcefully remove it. They see a threat to their organisation and they will remove it.
The cartels will want to exercise their power. They will kidnap women and shoot their husbands and fathers. They will kidnap whoever they want because their guns are bigger and there are a lot of them. They're going to piss on those responsible citizens of yours.
There could be any number of criminal organisation that would rise from a lack of government and free guns. Groups will take over because people want power. Everybody wants power, and the strong will kill the weak.
Since you love history so much, you only need to look back at pre-governmental history. Your country will, essentially, become a nation of associated tribes warring with each other.
The evil in this world is far more numerable than the good, and the good can always turn. Because people love power, and love to exercise power.
Bullies exist. Not just in adolescence but into adulthood as well. "I'm strong, you're weak. There's nothing you can do about it, that's why I'm doing this. What, you gonna shoot me? I have my boys to back me up. Suck my dick or I'll kill you."
Oh yeah, you'll have your heroes, but how long will they survive. They're a threat to the strong, and the strong want to remove all threats to their power. They'll find your hero and they'll kill him.
The evil will take your weapons and they'll put you under their boot. You can't fight it. They'll kill you.
A normal person is confronted with this. The cartels are moving in. He has three choices. He can fight, he can give up and try to live his life as best he can, or he can join them.
If he fights, he is fighting a war against an army. He will most likely die. If he gives up, he's looking at a life in constant fear of his new Mexican Overlords. If he joins them, he will have money, women, drugs, anything.
Guess what normal person picks.
This isn't mentioning any foreign governments deciding to come in and take over. Iran could just sail their navy over and take over, or perhaps Britain does in the aim of the greater good and all your freedoms get destroyed in the face of a British society.
Or let's say your military still exists after the government is gone. They become the new government. And now they have absolute control of three hundred million people. Conscripts, conscripts everywhere. You'll have a police state while your military dictator takes all the wealth and power and gives it to the military, leaving nothing for the normal person. And they dictator wants more and invades other countries, but why send his men to do the fighting. Just take any one of the three hundred million people to fight for him.
[Edited on 12.15.2012 4:41 AM PST]