The philosophy that because no one had the consent of the circumstances of their birth (where, when, why, how), therefore the state which they were born in must disband and render itself a lawless state, despite the fact a lawless state of anarchism amongst a large human population is impossible. It mainly appeals to pseudo-rebellious teenagers and 20-somethings who have no inkling of the gravity of the implications of the social paradigm they’re unthinkingly embracing, mindlessly reading books about the philosophy either feigning comprehension to look like a unique intellectualist or genuinely believe all of the accounts for it mindlessly to be unique and smart amongst their friends, parents and acquaintances. It ignores every law of biology and the behavior of living things (including human beings) and how it is relevant to the topic of how humans should—or shouldn't—govern ourselves. We are most closely related to chimps, bonobos, orangutans and baboons, almost all of which adhere to a social hierarchical structure, each fundamentally the same in it's foundation but different in it's executions. Social evolution of homo-sapiens is also not taken into account, ours seemingly being the most advanced and fastest amongst the rest of the world's species. Hierarchies are inherent to social animals—and a social animal with a society as complex as our own is going to create leaders and followers.
"I am a believer of anarchism. I do not believe in nationalism or patriotism. The accident of the location of your birth should not be construed to require loyalty to the state. And no, I don’t care what our government does to 'better' itself. I would see it abolished. It is so inherently evil that I refuse to hold a symbol of it in a place of honor, or at all."
"Anarchism is, liek, so cool, dude."
"Anarchism is, liek, so cool, dude."
by Cheesy-Chez July 28, 2013
Anarchism... Stands for liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property; liberation of shackles and restraint of government. It stands for social order based on the free grouping of individuals.- John Teller
by CcB August 6, 2015
1.The belief that all governments are oppresive
2.The state of a country (mass riots/terrorism/uprisings)
2.The state of a country (mass riots/terrorism/uprisings)
1.
Guy:"All governments are oppresive,this is why we need Anarchism."
2.
UN:"The country of Somalia is a modern day representation of a country in Anarchism."
Guy:"All governments are oppresive,this is why we need Anarchism."
2.
UN:"The country of Somalia is a modern day representation of a country in Anarchism."
by TurkeyisnotEU June 22, 2021
by Lenard Robles March 9, 2014
The belief that all governments are evil, corrupt, self-serving, blah blah blah, and should be abolished.
Anarchism is founded on the ideal that humans will cooperate peacefully without government or any authority whatsoever, and won't be tempted to, oh, I don't know, say...take whatever they want or kill whoever they want without repercussion, as there would be no codes in place to stop them other than "Killing is mean, we should work together blah blah blah".
Simply put, it won't work. It's an extremely naive form of idealism (but hey, aren't ALL forms of idealism pretty much naive?) Anyone with a decent education or understanding of life will see the glaring flaw: People for the most part will NOT work together in some great harmonious being filled with sunshine and puppy dogs and flowers. When order is removed, it's natural human instinct to revert back to the "Look out for number one" line of thought. After all, in a lawless, government-less world, you look out for yourself and your family only to survive. Anyone else is a liability, a threat, and a drain on your resources that keep you and your family going.
There can be no society without rules. Any person who has common sense will form rules and codes to ensure the survival of the group, if there is a group. These groups become settlements/towns, and these rules become laws. Thus government is born anew.
If it were a perfect world, anarchism might work. But then again, if it were a perfect world, most other governments and religions would work just as well. As we all know, it's not a perfect world, and won't ever BE a perfect world. Anarchism is naiveity, I don't care HOW many "thumbs down" I get for saying it.
Anarchism is founded on the ideal that humans will cooperate peacefully without government or any authority whatsoever, and won't be tempted to, oh, I don't know, say...take whatever they want or kill whoever they want without repercussion, as there would be no codes in place to stop them other than "Killing is mean, we should work together blah blah blah".
Simply put, it won't work. It's an extremely naive form of idealism (but hey, aren't ALL forms of idealism pretty much naive?) Anyone with a decent education or understanding of life will see the glaring flaw: People for the most part will NOT work together in some great harmonious being filled with sunshine and puppy dogs and flowers. When order is removed, it's natural human instinct to revert back to the "Look out for number one" line of thought. After all, in a lawless, government-less world, you look out for yourself and your family only to survive. Anyone else is a liability, a threat, and a drain on your resources that keep you and your family going.
There can be no society without rules. Any person who has common sense will form rules and codes to ensure the survival of the group, if there is a group. These groups become settlements/towns, and these rules become laws. Thus government is born anew.
If it were a perfect world, anarchism might work. But then again, if it were a perfect world, most other governments and religions would work just as well. As we all know, it's not a perfect world, and won't ever BE a perfect world. Anarchism is naiveity, I don't care HOW many "thumbs down" I get for saying it.
Anarchism is a game at which the police can beat you. (George Bernard Shaw)
When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.
(Logan Pearsall Smith)
When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.
(Logan Pearsall Smith)
by Atticus January 5, 2006
Anachism is a being free and rejecting all forms of control. To live in a world of anarchist is not a world of war nor peace. It is a world of humans where no one is perfect. Anarchism rejects all forms of religon and the control which limits our ability to be unique and to truely be ourselves.
anarchism is not about fighting the government. its about fighting for yourself, but not against each other
by Flameboy June 21, 2005
An idealistic form of government that most mistake as communism. It's mainly about free will and no authority. Basically the law of the streets. People who dislike the idea and associate it only with punks are usually the ones who've never been discriminated against in any way so don't see any reason to want to get rid of the people that kiss their asses and look down on everybody else.
by ~Summer~ January 7, 2004