WHAT iS ANARCHY?

Question

Do they believe in no government?

Explain what they are for and against.

No really big confusing words though. Keep in mind, It's 6:30 AM over here.

=]

thanks

Answer 1

They are Martians.

Answer 2

I'm probably closest to an Anarcho-Capitalist, through I'm pragmatic enough to focus on reducing the size of the government in all areas in the near term.  An Anarchist is simply against the institution of government, an institution which is supposedly formed to protect rights (see the Declaration of Independence, which was based on John Locke's ideas), but must violate those rights in order to exist (taxation is the most obvious example, as it would be considered extortion if done by an individual instead of this magical thing called a "government").  Governments have also killed large numbers of people throughout history (through what they call "war") and have frequently used slavery to do so (the practice of "conscription," better known as "the draft,").

I'm not against voluntary associations or property (provided that said property is acquired justly, rather than through illegitimate channels such as government), although there are anarchists who are.  Under Anarcho-Capitalism, rights would be protected through a private legal system which would be limited to enforcing the natural law prohibition on all initiation of force.

Answer 3

I think it is when there is no government and no authority, Anarchists believes in that if there were no authorities no one would commit crimes.

Answer 4

they dont believe in any form of government or head of state and believe that working together and using common sense will allow society to function, there are many different types of anarchism though and not all correlate to each other.

yes that is the anarchy symbol, a lot of punks use it. im not sure about the pledge of alliegence thing, probably not..

Answer 5

There is a great deal of misunderstanding of the nature

of anarchism.

Anarchists (also known as libertarians or libertarian

socialists, in the original sense of socialism as worker-

ownership-and-control of the means of production)

oppose illegitimate authority and hierarchy, and therefore

oppose capitalism and the state; anarchists do not oppose

all organization: anarchists favor voluntary, non-

hierarchical, self-organization. Anarchists do not oppose

all rules and laws; anarchists oppose rules and laws

imposed involuntarily by illegitimate authorities, such

as the state, and favor voluntarily-agreed upon rules and

laws.

"Anarchy 101", an excellent introduction to anarchism,

can be found here:

http://tinyurl.com/2fq4d2

"An Anarchist FAQ", giving an in-depth treatment of

anarchism, can be found here:

http://www.anarchistfaq.org/

*****

News & Views for Anarchists & Activists:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo/

Answer 6

Yep taht's the symbol.

Anarchy = freedom and plent yof truble on theyr "a55"

I doubt those guys would say the padge. =)

Answer 7

Anarchism, in a nutshell, supports free association, opposes the state, and opposes hierarchy. (At the very least, anarchists oppose involuntary hierarchy; anarchists often try to create egalitarian alternatives to the semi-voluntary hierarchies too).

There are several different traditions which respect these values, and usually recognize each other as forms of anarchism. These traditions borrow ideas from classical liberalism, from early socialism, from each other, and sometimes from other sources.

People depend on each other. People tend to create their own voluntary social order, including free association, reciprocity, mutual aid, and, if necessary, mutual defense. Once people create this order, a state, or any other criminal gang, is in trouble. So the state, to preserve itself, must preempt voluntary social order.

Highleyman, "An introduction to anarchism:"

http://www.spunk.org/texts/intro/sp00155...

"An anarchist FAQ:"

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/193... or

http://www.infoshop.org/faq/index.html (same text)

Many other anarchist works are also available at:

http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Arc... and

http://www.infoshop.org/library/Main_Pag... (different works) and elsewhere

Proudhon's writing is a bit much and I'd recommend starting with, in whichever order you prefer, Bakunin, Kropotkin, and Tucker, among the other early anarchists. For lighter reading, you could seek out the Wobbly "Little Red Songbook," since many of the writers were anarchists (some are anarchists, in the recent editions).

For detailed questions, you could visit the Infoshop Fora, among others:

http://forums.infoshop.org/