Is left anarchism a viable ideology?
I see a lot of left-wing anarchists running around lately, especially anarcho-communists, and I have never really seen it as something that could work on a national scale. I have read excerpts from prominent left-anarchists like Emma Goldman, and what sticks out the most to me is this notion that things will just fall into place in a left-anarchist society. I find this unrealistic. Say the commune happens, what is to stop anyone who dissents from gathering up the force needed to just take over everything? How does a commune stop dissent, or at least keep dissent from spiraling into counter-revolution?