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Wayne, I think most of the responses are from people who believe that you have not considered the most anarchistic alternatives. And, to be honest, you haven't been very direct in distinguishing yourself from the proposals for "voluntary" majority rule that also circulate in anarchist circles under the label of stateless "direct democracy." It appears that your "group discussion and decision-making" is always explicitly labeled "group" or "collective" precisely because there is some alternative ("individualism"?) that you reject, but it's still very far from clear how the process you are championing differs from plain old discussion, on the basis of which individuals will decide. So maybe you could answer the "or what?" question, clarify to what you believe there is "no alternative," and let us know how essential that "group" designation (which seems to imply a relatively fixed polity of some sort) is to your position.