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Jared Diamond's conclusion that large populations can't function without leaders, executives in bureaucrats, and that the anarchist dream of living without state government is unrealistic, is a dismal conclusion not just for anarchists but for anybody who ever wondered if there might be a viable alternative to the current current status quo.
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For Rousseau, Fukuyama and Diamond, what put an end to the equality of hunter-gatherer tribes was agriculture tribes leading to chiefdoms with hierarchies and leadership, but there is no reason to believe that small-scale groups are especially likely to be egalitarian.
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