@pensees I've always thought of the Amish as authoritarian, collectivists, and racially homogeneous.
They have more in common with 1930s Germany than Somalia IMO.
@swiley The different groups range from orthodox to progressive and operate independently. Converts are rare. Their restrictive gene pool has opened them up to genetic disorders, a not uncommon occurrence in ultra-conservative religious groups; the jews would be another example. They are more disciplined than authoritarian. Adolescents are given a period of time to experience the outside world and can decide to come back to the community or not. From the outside it might appear to be draconian but the system is very open and flexible.
@swiley The spontaneous order of decentralization. For example, Anarchy is having a local police force but unarmed. If a situation warrants it, the citizens themselves, armed and vigilant should address the issue (e.g, Lexington and Concord, 1775). There would have been no riots in 2020 if the streets had been filled with armed vigilantes ready to shoot the bastards on sight. The last thing you want is a national anything.
The Constitution is an example. For eight yrs under the Articles of Confederation there was a federal republic of I3 independent states. A group of elitists did not like the freedom that anarchy bestowed upon its citizens preferring the strait jacket of Muh Constitution (the first Patriot Act), which created a King, a house of lords, a peanut gallery for the "low T" men and nine robbed arbiters of the "law" appointed to adjust and fine tune the documents to fit the needs of the high status males.
There is no such thing as "society." Every form of socialization is short-lived and transitory. Holding a society together is like picking up a hand full of sand. It gradually disappears until your have a few grains left while the rest have disappeared into other associations. The best you can hope for is a community. Beyond the family and close friends everything is ephemeral. Society was a word invented by the left to control and manipulate individuals into accepting mob rule. The Amish and other groups like them should be a template for the future.