Sorry but I don’t buy this anarchist ideology. Evidence shows that these are the most peaceful times in human history, and governments are bigger than ever. Sure, we need to be smart about keeping leaders in check, and progress is jagged, but overall, aren’t you much happier to be born now than 3000 years ago? Would you have preferred to be born at any other time? Because if not, then you must realize that we’re here due to our capacity to unite and form a government that on average contributes to our progress (even if that progress is, admittedly, jagged rather than linear).
> aren’t you much happier to be born now than 3000 years ago?
Indeed I am - this is the most exciting time I can imagine being alive.
And I agree in full with everything you've said.
However, I think that governments, which have been essential for many of the developments we've enjoyed so far (and this is despite their reliably selfish and monopolistic tendencies), have largely run their course and are less useful with each passing day.
I am thankful even for my own government (in the USA), despite it being run in a completely childish fashion at this moment. But recognizing the importance of something doesn't mean that I want it to live forever. Indeed, I think it often means being willing to let it go.
Governments might be bigger, but they are a lot more limited. Indeed, we consider the Chinese and North Korean governments to be an aberration, even though they would have been considered ridiculously progressive 3000 years ago.
Also, let's not forget the 100+ million people governments still managed to kill in the 20th century, even with all those handicaps.
