I had to look it up: The term "anarcho-tyranny" was coined by writer Sam Francis to describe a situation where a state oppresses citizens' lives but is unable or unwilling to enforce laws that protect them. Francis believed that anarcho-tyranny is built into the managerial system and cannot be solved by voting out incumbents or fighting corruption. He argued that the political left has dominated politics because of a progressive managerial class that has increased state power and bureaucratization, while eroding the power of other authorities. Francis believed that the only way to restore sanity was to devolve power back to law-abiding citizens. Francis also used the term to describe an armed dictatorship without rule of law. Some commentators have used the term to describe situations where governments focus on confiscating weapons instead of stopping looters. Thomas Fleming has described anarcho-tyranny as "law without order" and suggested that people should follow the advice of a boxing referee and protect themselves at all times.

But in reality it was the right that was setting us up for failure all this time, going back to at least Reagan as California's governor reducing funding to schools. Then Nixon doubled down.