Anarchy is a political system rooted in strong idealism and deep seated beliefs. Despite this however it has a bad reputation, Anarchy is something that is usually considered to be for ‘edgy’ teenagers and naïve radicles. When people hear the word anarchy most people immediately start imaging a chaotic world in flames, where people do whatever there evil heart’s desire. This is partially due to the way it portrayed in the media and popular history as well as in society. However the reality is quite different, Anarchy as a system is considered very idealistic and optimistic. Anarchists believe fundamentally in mankind and that we are able to function as a society without a government. The main objection Anarchists have to the current world order
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“For Anarchists the state itself is the enemy” and consequently is highly criticised. The best demonstration of how Anarchists view the state is by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, “To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so.” The majority of people’s objection to Anarchy is because they do not understand it and that “These men are so accustomed to the order created by an authority, and feel so great a horror of what seems to them to be disorder” People are traditionally scared of the unfamiliar and consequently it is understandable why people may fear an unknown theoretical system that has never been truly tested in history. The State is viewed by Anarchists to be oppressive, destructive and exploitative, they believe that the state exists solely because it has a monopoly on legitimate coercive power. We find ourselves under the power and control of a state, without ever having given explicit consent. There are many other ways people argue that we give our consent through implicit consent or the acceptance of the benefits that the state provides. However the facts remain the same, we are given no viable ‘opt out’, and we are not given the freedom to choose something
“For Anarchists the state itself is the enemy” and consequently is highly criticised. The best demonstration of how Anarchists view the state is by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, “To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so.” The majority of people’s objection to Anarchy is because they do not understand it and that “These men are so accustomed to the order created by an authority, and feel so great a horror of what seems to them to be disorder” People are traditionally scared of the unfamiliar and consequently it is understandable why people may fear an unknown theoretical system that has never been truly tested in history. The State is viewed by Anarchists to be oppressive, destructive and exploitative, they believe that the state exists solely because it has a monopoly on legitimate coercive power. We find ourselves under the power and control of a state, without ever having given explicit consent. There are many other ways people argue that we give our consent through implicit consent or the acceptance of the benefits that the state provides. However the facts remain the same, we are given no viable ‘opt out’, and we are not given the freedom to choose something