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Post by Zyobot on Aug 13, 2018 17:58:28 GMT
The existence of a separate OTL history forum is a welcome surprise to me. The sections that correspond to events in Europe & the Americas, the Middle East & Africa, and the Asia-Pacific respectively, however helpful they'd be in other circumstances, make it hard to decide where the following thread should go.
Though I'm not among its proponents myself, I've long been fascinated by anarcho-capitalism--a socioeconomic system of total free markets, unchecked business and the absence of government. Naturally, such a setup is anathema to how we do things today, and gets treated as a fringe ideology accordingly. But some people assert that a number of historical societies could be described as anarcho-capitalist, or had at least incorporated some of its principles and programs; Gaelic Ireland, Medieval Iceland and the American Old West are cited the most. But since I've seen little documentation and a select few who've studied these places, I don't know for sure. So I wanted to ask everyone else this question: Were There Any Historical AnCap Societies?
Given that the topic could take place beyond just one or two continents, where should I put this thread?
Thank you in advance, Zyobot
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Post by lordroel on Aug 13, 2018 18:17:13 GMT
The existence of a separate OTL history forum is a welcome surprise to me. The sections that correspond to events in Europe & the Americas, the Middle East & Africa, and the Asia-Pacific respectively, however helpful they'd be in other circumstances, make it hard to decide where the following thread should go. Though I'm not among its proponents myself, I've long been fascinated by anarcho-capitalism--a socioeconomic system of total free markets, unchecked business and the absence of government. Naturally, such a setup is anathema to how we do things today, and gets treated as a fringe ideology accordingly. But some people assert that a number of historical societies could be described as anarcho-capitalist, or had at least incorporated some of its principles and programs; Gaelic Ireland, Medieval Iceland and the American Old West are cited the most. But since I've seen little documentation and a select few who've studied these places, I don't know for sure. So I wanted to ask everyone else this question: Were There Any Historical AnCap Societies? Given that the topic could take place beyond just one or two continents, where should I put this thread? Thank you in advance, Zyobot
Might this work: General History |
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Post by Zyobot on Aug 13, 2018 18:25:58 GMT
The existence of a separate OTL history forum is a welcome surprise to me. The sections that correspond to events in Europe & the Americas, the Middle East & Africa, and the Asia-Pacific respectively, however helpful they'd be in other circumstances, make it hard to decide where the following thread should go. Though I'm not among its proponents myself, I've long been fascinated by anarcho-capitalism--a socioeconomic system of total free markets, unchecked business and the absence of government. Naturally, such a setup is anathema to how we do things today, and gets treated as a fringe ideology accordingly. But some people assert that a number of historical societies could be described as anarcho-capitalist, or had at least incorporated some of its principles and programs; Gaelic Ireland, Medieval Iceland and the American Old West are cited the most. But since I've seen little documentation and a select few who've studied these places, I don't know for sure. So I wanted to ask everyone else this question: Were There Any Historical AnCap Societies? Given that the topic could take place beyond just one or two continents, where should I put this thread? Thank you in advance, Zyobot
Might this work: General HistoryAh. Thank you, I didn't notice that. |
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Post by Zyobot on Aug 13, 2018 18:26:18 GMT
The existence of a separate OTL history forum is a welcome surprise to me. The sections that correspond to events in Europe & the Americas, the Middle East & Africa, and the Asia-Pacific respectively, however helpful they'd be in other circumstances, make it hard to decide where the following thread should go. Though I'm not among its proponents myself, I've long been fascinated by anarcho-capitalism--a socioeconomic system of total free markets, unchecked business and the absence of government. Naturally, such a setup is anathema to how we do things today, and gets treated as a fringe ideology accordingly. But some people assert that a number of historical societies could be described as anarcho-capitalist, or had at least incorporated some of its principles and programs; Gaelic Ireland, Medieval Iceland and the American Old West are cited the most. But since I've seen little documentation and a select few who've studied these places, I don't know for sure. So I wanted to ask everyone else this question: Were There Any Historical AnCap Societies? Given that the topic could take place beyond just one or two continents, where should I put this thread? Thank you in advance, Zyobot
Might this work: General HistoryAh, thank you. I didn't notice that. |
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Post by lordroel on Aug 13, 2018 18:27:06 GMT
Ah, thank you. I didn't notice that. Well i just created it, i hope this might help general discussion about history. |
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Post by spanishspy on Aug 13, 2018 19:10:27 GMT
This is a good development. A 'general history' forum will help with transregional issues.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 14, 2018 3:04:43 GMT
This is a good development. A 'general history' forum will help with transregional issues. Lets hope so, its worth a shot. |
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