Waking up to realize that for the next twenty-four hours there will be no rules guiding the world whatsoever is something I would never wish for. I can't even start imagining what the world would be like when those twenty-four hours are over.
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I have always thought that it is impossible for a world without rules to exist but then, pondering on this made me remember an American movie franchise I watched some years back. This movie franchise portrayed a crime free America in the near future.
It was all about a day declared as an annual national holiday in which all crimes becomes decriminalized for a period of 12 hours. Isn't this a clear example of a country without a law? If you are yet to see the movie franchise "The Purge", I would recommend you see it.
Just as it was in "The Purge", a lot of damages were done in just 12 hours. So many persons lost their lives, wives became widows, and children became orphans. Houses were burnt down and relationships were broken. That's how bad it was. Can we now imagine what will happen in 24 hours?
People would do whatever they want without any fear if there are no rules. They can easily take your car from you if they want a car. They can ignore the traffic lights and speed limits if they want to get to anywhere in a hurry. They would simply pull out their guns and shoot you if they don't like you for any reason. Should they like the house you are living, they would simply move in and kick you out. Gangs and robbers would rule by threat of violence in such cases.
A world without rules is synonymous to a class without a teacher, it's just going to be in a pathetic state one can’t imagine. However, I feel that if such happens, then the following will be the outcome.
Pandemonium and Lawlessness.
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Humans need rules to be civilized. It has being demonstrated by Humans in several occasions that without rules, they can never be civilised. So without these rules, there will literally be pandemonium and lawlessness in the world. This world might end up being burnt to the ground if care is not taken.
Anarchy
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Anarchy is the absence of law. In a world where laws are absent, the strongest get what they want while the rest people get the left overs or get killed in the process.
Violence
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In a world without rules, there would be an unspeakable and unstoppable violence since everyone will try to claim ownership and dominance over every domain they lay their hands on. To cement this dominance, they would terrorize every other person in that domain just to make sure it becomes theirs.
The consequences of a world without rules can never be overlooked since it will always be obvious. I wouldn't want such to happen and that's why I would always pray such doesn't come to pass.
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