Line #10 PlayingWith/AnarchyIsChaos


1	'''Basic Trope''': With no rules, laws, or leaders to follow, society crumbles.
2	* '''Straight''': [[{{Qurac}} Tropestan]] has no government, and therefore [[ItsAllAboutMe everyone looks out only for their own interests]], even at the expense of others.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Tropestan is a WretchedHive, always at war with itself, and everyone is destitute and perpetually in survival mode.
5	** Under the [[AllCrimesAreEqual unspeakably]] [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans cruel]] [[BigBrotherIsWatching leadership]] of the [[HangingJudge Twelve]] [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner Judges]] of Tropestan, societal stability was maintained [[HobbesWasRight at the expense of personal freedom.]] The [[ExtremelyShortTimespan second]] they announce that [[InternalReformist they have proposed a bill that would relinquish the control they have over peoples' lives,]] allowing them to live and do as they wish, the nation devolved into perpetual chaos, civil war, greed, selfishness, and destruction FasterThanLight[=,=] travelling backwards through time and [[TeleFrag tele-fragging]] itself several seconds prior to the decision having been made.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Tropestan gets along more or less - however they can't coordinate well enough to keep infrastructure maintained.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Tropestan was in a precarious situation beforehand.
9	** HobbesWasRight
10	* '''Inverted''':
11	** Although Tropestan has no political leaders or government offices, [[RousseauWasRight everyone comes together to help one another out]].
12	** The WretchedHive is so wretched because the government is FascistButInefficient; its nominal enforcers are just a better-armed gang more interested in dealing with "political enemies" (anyone who has an idea to unite people and fix the mess) than maintaining order.
13	* '''Subverted''':
14	** Tropestan has no formal government or political leaders, but a tribal-like tribunal or "moderators" and everyone has a say, and there are behavioral standards that must be adhered to.
15	** Or, with no formal government, the territory falls prey to foreign invasion from neighbors looking for valuable land and/or {{Balkaniz\|eMe}}ation as warlords and communities seek to instill order before total chaos can arise.
16	* '''Double Subverted''':
17	** But then the informal leaders disagree amongst themselves, or the rules are not enforced effectively, or both, and chaos ensues.
18	** The informal leaders simply cannot maintain infrastructure, no matter how hard they try.
19	* '''Parodied''':
20	** Anarchist characters will loudly proclaim their desire for chaos, acting on it in a ridiculously over the top manner.
21	** The 'anarchists' have no idea what real anarchy is.
22	* '''Zig Zagged''': Tropestan's government collapses, and in the wake of it things appear to go well for a while, but then devolve into violent chaos.
23	* '''Averted''': Tropestan has a fully-functional government.
24	* '''Enforced''':
25	** AuthorAppeal
26	** SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism
27	* '''Lampshaded''': "You can't drive without traffic laws! Think of the pedestrians!"
28	* '''Invoked''':
29	** KingBobTheNth dies, leaving no heirs behind (and no one who really liked his ways anyway). The people have no leader until further notice.
30	** Not only does lack of government result in chaos, but anarchists explicitly ''want'' this, and will actively destroy/fight any order that emerges, whether or not it's oppressive.
31	* '''Exploited''': Anarchist characters use this reputation to their advantage, such as by intimidating enemies with [[ObfuscatingInsanity fake]] AxCrazy behavior.
32	* '''Defied''': Someone steps up and does things to keep peace and order.
33	* '''Discussed''': "What would the world be like with no religious or political leaders, everyone just doing what they want?"
34	* '''Conversed''': "I don't know...I suppose it would depend on the people in a given society, and whether they pull together, or whether they look out only for themselves."
35	* '''Implied''': The word anarchy is never used except in a negative context, or as a synonym for chaos.
36	* '''Deconstructed''': The plot is set in a place where a government either does not exist, or has collapsed, exploring whether this anarchy must necessarily also equal chaos.
37	* '''Reconstructed''': Anarchy does result in chaos, and the reasons why are shown (perhaps despite the efforts of real anarchists, who come off as well-intentioned but still misguided). Conversely, a plausible scenario for an orderly anarchy is presented.
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