Mr Khan on 30 April 2014
The icelandic thing was replicating state functions on an ad hoc basis, though. This is viable for a society with a very small population like medieval Iceland, but one still notes that there is a higher legitimacy to which people must submit themselves for the enforcement of individual rights, albeit through a purely voluntary structure.
Modern society, meanwhile, demands a state in order to enforce the rights of individuals. Any interaction between humans needs some form of legal structure with enforcement capability (a state-like entity) in order to enforce the rights of individuals without having to revert to tribalism.
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