In the United States, the term "anarchy" typically is used to refer to a society without a publicly enforced government or violently enforced political authority.
[1][2] When used in this sense, anarchy may
[3] or may not
[4] be intended to imply political disorder or
lawlessness within a society. However, this usage is not the traditional sense of the word.
Outside of the US, and by most individuals that self-identify as anarchists, it implies a system of governance, mostly theoretical at a nation state level although there are a few successful historical examples,
[5] that goes to lengths to avoid the use of coercion, violence, force and authority, while still producing a productive and desirable society.
[6]
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There are many types and traditions of anarchism, not all of which are mutually exclusive.
[19] Anarchist schools of thought can differ fundamentally, supporting anything from extreme individualism to complete collectivism.
[8] Strains of anarchism have been divided into the categories of
social and
individualist anarchism or similar dual classifications.
[20][21] Anarchism is often considered to be a radical
left-wing ideology,
[22][23] and much of
anarchist economics and
anarchist legal philosophy reflect
anti-statist interpretations of
communism,
collectivism,
syndicalism or
participatory economics. However, anarchism has always included an
individualist strain supporting a
market economy and
private property, or morally unrestrained
egoism.
[24][25][26] Some individualist anarchists are also
socialists or
communists while some anarcho-communists are also individualists
[27][28] or egoists.
[29][30]
Anarchism as a
social movement has regularly endured fluctuations in popularity. The central tendency of anarchism as a mass social movement has been represented by
anarcho-communism and
anarcho-syndicalism, with
individualist anarchism being primarily a literary phenomenon
[31] which nevertheless did have an impact on the bigger currents
[32] and individualists also participated in large anarchist organizations.
[33][34] Most anarchists
oppose all forms of aggression, supporting
self-defense or
non-violence (
anarcho-pacifism),
[35][36] while others have supported the use of some
coercive measures, including violent
revolution and
propaganda of the deed, on the path to an anarchist society.
[37]
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