What does it mean!?

Question

what is Anarchy??

i have always seen the sign but

i never knew what it ment.

Answer 1

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 2

Anarchy (from Greek: ἀναρχία anarchía, "without ruler") may refer to any of the following:

    * "Absence of government; a state of lawlessness due to the absence or inefficiency of the supreme power; political disorder."[1]

    * "A theoretical social state in which there is no governing person or body of persons, but each individual has absolute liberty (without the implication of disorder)."[2]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Answer 3

As an addendum to Clore's answer:

The circle-A is usually understood to mean "anarchy is order." Anarchists believe that social order emerges from the free interactions of individuals; the state interferes in these interactions, and creates social disorder.