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Could Anarchy Work? Essay

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There it is, the “A” word; Anarchy. The word that may frighten some or the word would make some think it’s just mindless chaos and destruction. In this paper I will provide some information on Anarchy. Anarchy has multiple definitions by many dictionaries. Anarchy, according to the Webster dictionary’s definitions, means: A. absence of government. B a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to absence of government authIrity. C. a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government. The opinion of whether anarchy could work or not is lead up to what a person thinks of it. Is it a state of disorder like definition B states? Is it just a neutral absence of government like definition A says? Or is it a utopian …show more content…

-Communist (the form of anarchy Jared Smith is hell-bent on saying is ideal.) would get rid of money, private property, and markets. Everyone would be completely equal. -Syndicalism is the idea of no class systems and that everything would be traded from person to person. Anarcho-Pacifism: -Completely removes the idea of violence. -Would follow closely to the ideas of Gandhi. Symbol of Anarcho-Pacifism. Religious: -Typically, Religious Anarchists would stick to their religion’s teaching and follow them. -Many are doubtful this would work because of the idea of answering to authorities in the various religons. Green: -Green Anarchy has 2 categories: Naturism and Primitivism. -Has its focus on the environment. -Naturism tries to separate from the normal world; there are even “eco-villages” -Naturists are often nudists and vegetarian. -Primitivism believes we should go back to the unindustrialized ways of life and basically live as we did during the hunter-gatherer stage of humanity. Philosophical: -Philosophical Anarchists believe in following what one believes to be a moral way of life and that we do not need to follow the commands and laws of the government because they lack ethical authority. -Some believe that a minimal state would be necessary but as little as possible. Others refuse this idea because of the

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