Private non profit initiatives by people of a community isn't anarchy? (It's the definition day today😀)
The same exact thing has happened here also in some, rural at most, areas. Some times by wild boar hunter teams 😀. It's a natural response i should say. If a private, with profit, or a public state solution is better or not, depends on the case i think...
They're state-registered nonprofits that can write donations off their taxes and have the mayor and town council give speeches at their parties and donate to their coffers. When Corona hit, these clubs (Rifle Club, Football Club, Church Ladies Club, etc.) all got called to the mayor's office and they organized purchasing groceries for shut-ins and stuff.
They're like an auxiliary arm of the local government, rather than something 💯 private or 💯 public. They also influence the government, as the government is dependent upon them for society to function well. German government relies heavily on this sort of volunteerism.
So Germany relies heavily on such volunteers 🤔. This is interesting. On one hand it is very good because it creates social aware and active citizens that can offer solutions on certain occasions and i am sure that they learn useful stuff with seminars etc in the process. On the other hand, relying on football clubs etc as a response to whatever, well not that good. Kind of reminds me of sending 15 year old children to deal with the soviets on the heimatfront or something. An interesting experiment nonetheless though. Keep us informed about this if you like...
It's not an experiment. 😅 Some of these clubs are hundreds of years old. The local volunteer fire department has member lists going back to the 1400s.
This is just how Germany works and always has been how it worked. My Opa was in the Rifle Club, for instance. And in the Soldier and Warrior Club, the Small Farmer's Club, and the Maria Club.
We also have the Hunter's Club. That's huge. And the Archery Club.
The Marksmen's Club is another. Very famous. They originated as town militias.
