Anarchy is a misunderstood, uncertain, and clouded ideal of human potential. And even still, some who consider themselves anarchists do not consider it to be a political ideology at all. Anarchy has always been synonymous with disorder, but it has also become synonymous with destruction, riot, blatant lawlessness, and unhindered criminal activity. Let any nation go one day without government, order, or a ruling class; and people will be murdered and raped, the civilization will be burned to ruins, and the essence of humanity will cease to exist with no remorse or fear of persecution.
This is the image and meaning of the word anarchy that has been burned on the minds of many people. This image has been promoted by governing bodies with …show more content…
There are numerous offshoots of anarchism that stretch from one end of the political spectrum to the other. The different sects and offshoots of anarchy, as I have found them, are as follows: Anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, anarcho-capitalism, anarcho-communism, anarcha-feminism, eco-anarchism, mutualistic anarchism, individualism, Christian anarchy, literary anarchy, Collectivism, anarcho-primitivist, and surely the list can continue for pages and pages (Kinna, 2005). From this realization in an attempt to understand what anarchism as an ideology truly is, I was left …show more content…
Every time there is a riot or looting, the word anarchy is not far behind. There are punk rock bands singing of rape and destruction while praising anarchy. The movie The Purge: Anarchy released in 2014 is about one day in a fictional society where there are no laws. And when there are no laws of course everyone goes on killing sprees, buildings are burned to the ground, and innocents are kidnapped and murdered for no reason. The image of anarchy in the majority of people’s minds is not the anarchy that anarchists support. This causes so much confusion. So much so that some people call themselves anarchists and align with the image of destruction and
This is the image and meaning of the word anarchy that has been burned on the minds of many people. This image has been promoted by governing bodies with …show more content…
There are numerous offshoots of anarchism that stretch from one end of the political spectrum to the other. The different sects and offshoots of anarchy, as I have found them, are as follows: Anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, anarcho-capitalism, anarcho-communism, anarcha-feminism, eco-anarchism, mutualistic anarchism, individualism, Christian anarchy, literary anarchy, Collectivism, anarcho-primitivist, and surely the list can continue for pages and pages (Kinna, 2005). From this realization in an attempt to understand what anarchism as an ideology truly is, I was left …show more content…
Every time there is a riot or looting, the word anarchy is not far behind. There are punk rock bands singing of rape and destruction while praising anarchy. The movie The Purge: Anarchy released in 2014 is about one day in a fictional society where there are no laws. And when there are no laws of course everyone goes on killing sprees, buildings are burned to the ground, and innocents are kidnapped and murdered for no reason. The image of anarchy in the majority of people’s minds is not the anarchy that anarchists support. This causes so much confusion. So much so that some people call themselves anarchists and align with the image of destruction and