the actual political spectrum.
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Governments derive the legitimacy of their authority from the consent of the governed, if a government does not have the consent of the governed it is by definition an illegitimate authority. What basic rules are you referring to?
You just described the principles of democracy in theory.
The most basic rule if other are absent is might makes right so the most powerful individual (or group, but groups represent societies within societies) will rule over the rest.
Democracy is a group of people making a decision for all, Anarchism is an individual making a decision for themselves. I believe the history of warfare has clearly demonstrated intelligence is a much more effective weapon than brute force. That's why humans are the apex predators over say lions, elephants or bears.
Everyone exists first as an individual and then as a member of society, no matter what the organization is. The core principle of democracy is individuals making decisions for themselves and then casting their vote for how the society is to be ruled. The majority of individuals get to decide. The only possible anarchist is the one living outside of society alone in the forest or on an island. An anarchist ceases to be an anarchist the moment he is not alone.
That's preposterous. Did your neighbors decide what you were going to wear today? Did the mailman decide what kind of car you should have? Nietzsche said there's sheep and wolves in society, you can tell who are the sheep because they care what the other sheep think, dress and live as the other sheep live. If you were born into a society with a government established before you were born how can you legitimately consent to be governed? You can't! There's more anarchists than you think.