Wolff's In Defense Of Anarchism

I think Wolff’s is correct in his reasoning for discrediting Rousseau’s logic on minority autonomy, but wrong in deducing that it should disregard democracy as a form of governance because people need some authority over them that ensures their self-preservation. Rousseau argues that the individual in the minority may be forced to legitimately follow the majority decision and still retain his or her autonomy. Wolff is able to discredit this line of thought in his work In Defense of Anarchism by proving different parts of the theory invalid. However, anarchists desire to discredit authority, like democratic governments, for their philosophy of anarchy, but people need an authority over them that can ensure their well-being and provide as much
Everyone would be autonomous and the state would have legitimate authority over its people because everyone has voted for all laws set forth. Nevertheless, it is an impractical option because if one citizen defects from what everyone else has voted for then a proposal cannot be enacted. Essentially nothing would ever get accomplished in the larger societies we have today. The other option is to have a representative democracy that lends and imparts citizen’s autonomy to an agent who votes on their behalf. This is what the American political system is based upon, as well as parts of majoritarian, and has worked well for so
If we feel that these laws are unjust we have a right to challenge them in the courts, write letters to representatives to question them on our behalf, and if our representatives vote for laws we do not agree with then we can petition on a ballot for their removal from office. While we may not have absolute freedom in this country the laws that have been voted upon are for our nation’s general good. They would not have been voted into law had they not deemed to be in the best interest of the people. If somebody disagrees they have their right to voice their opinions by free speech and seek change on the matter. Democracy gives people an equal say in trying to change the social and political structure they have been brought into if they desire to do so. Anarchists cannot deny that it tries to provide the most freedoms it can while protecting the citizens from enemies both domestic and