Anyone here, deep in their heart, an Anarchist?

[JoePhilly]

46. I think you are describing 2 very different things.

To demonstrate this ... below, I've re-ordered the three statements you made.

"One who feels that more work gets done in a communal fashion, than in a hierarchical one"
"One who believes authority and respect should be earned and not simply given"
"One who detests authority of all forms, and sees it as the ultimate corrupter"

Read them in this order.

Notice that the 2nd and the 3rd are now in conflict.

The 2nd describes when authority is OK ... the 3rd says authority is to be "Detested in all forms"

How do you reconcile that?

I'll try ...

Communal structures are often preferable, because they focus on consensus. Which is good (Your #1 above).

Where communal structures FAIL is when consensus can not be reached. If there are no existing leaders, leaders WILL emerge ... and they will rally support, and many will give them respect, and decide that those leaders have earned authority (your #2).

Those who disagreed with those emerging leaders will be unhappy about that, and they will fight back, using your #3 item above. Basically saying, "if I am not the leader, then there should not be one".