That's a strawman. We already know that volcanoes are caused by tectonic shifts. There is no need to be condescending and rude. Just look at what has happened in Syria and Lybia once the governments there collapsed and tell me why it will be different this time. Tell me why once the state is removed other forces will not come in to fill in the vacuum?
Decentralization will not work for things that require violence because you will literally end up with corporations and interest groups with private armies aka gangs.
Human sacrifice was a religious belief which we've mostly outgrown.
At the time, its adherents were convinced of its necessity, as you're convinced of the necessity of the state.
The belief in a power vacuum; the vacant throne, that's the issue.
If we stop believing in countries and governments (because they don't actually exist) then there won't be a populace eager to be ruled by the new guy.
If you remove the state, people will believe in something else. The religious don't bow to the state because they have God. The statists bow to the state because that's all they have left. What do you think would happen if you removed the state? People would go to religion or another state.
A power vacuum will destroy society and destroy a culture. If there is no body that everyone acknowledges as powerful then power is up for grabs. This means gangs aka governments will form and you're back to square one.
I'm not talking about removing the state, or destroying countries.
States and countries are imaginary, as are power vacuums.
It's all in your head.
It's in everyone's heads. If you're the only person to not acknowledge or recognise metaphysical existences you will be left behind.
I think you'll find that the people who can discern between real things and imaginary things are rarely the ones left behind.
If you don't acknowledge power while the followers of a leader believe in that leader's power you won't last long. That's why tribalism is so successful.
True; but now we're discussing strategy. Let's agree on the 'Is', before moving to the 'Ought'.
The religious DO bow to the state, even more than to their god.