Anarchism

Anarchism, also known as Anarchy, Anarchy without Adjectives or Mother Anarchy, is an ideology inhabiting the bottom of the political compass that advocates for a society without rulers or constituted authority, with a focus on the notion of freedom. One universal and defining aspect of anarchism is opposition to "the state" and centralized bureaucratic governance which they consider to be unjust.

Apart from this defining principle however, anarchists tend to diverge on several key issues (mostly regarding the organization of revolutionary struggle, the subject of anarchist critique and economic issues). Many left-wing anarchists consider anarchism to be in stark opposition and contrast to all vertically organized institutions (or all hierarchical institutions, basically) which manifests in various forms ( opposition to the capitalist mode of production,  opposition to patriarchal hierarchy,  opposition to anthropocentric hierarchy,  opposition to heteronormative hierarchy etc.) and support left-wing notions of freedom such as sexual liberation and class liberation whereas  right-wing anarchists consider anarchism to simply be the ultimate negation of the state and and bureaucracy and support certain right-wing notions of freedom such as  free trade and  freedom of the community and its culture from foreign influence. There are also individualist anarchists who believe anarchism to believe the ideology which places the liberation of the individual as its central focus and supports ideas such as self-sufficiency (although this type of rhetoric is common on both the left and right of anarchism with most individualist anarchists, who do not believe in either left-wing or right-wing beliefs, associating with  post-left anarchism or  egoist anarchism). Ultimately, the definition of anarchism is quite loose and can be used within several contexts, which is why it is have been synthesized with most mainstream and esoteric ideologies.

She is the mother of countless anarchist ideologies and is known to love all of her children except for some failed children. Unlike most other balls, whose gender is undefined, Anarchism is always female and wears a grey bow, as a reference to the Russo-Ukrainian anarchist song, Анархия-мама Сынов Своих Любит (Eng: Mother Anarchy Loves Her Sons).

[[File:Proto-Anarchism.png]] Proto-Anarchism
The etymological roots of anarchism come from Ancient Greek (as with several political vocabulary) and roughly translate to "without rulers" and has existed in the English language since 1642. Yet despite this and the fact that Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was the first to call himself an anarchist, many scholars like to envision earlier philosophies as being a sort of "proto-anarchism".

Some such as Harold Barclay and  David Graeber claim that before the existence of society, all humans lived in a state of anarchy (a state that would later be envisioned by  anarcho-primitivists). The ancient philosophies of Taoist sages such as  Lao Tzu and  Zhuang Zhou as well as the Greek philosophies of the  Cynics and the  Stoics have often been portrayed as anarchic by certain scholars. Aristippus, one of the pupils of Socrates can also be considered one of the forerunners of anarchist thought due to his beliefs about rule and autonomy.

During the Middle Ages, various theological strains of Islam and  Christianity developed that had anarchistic qualities such as the  Mu'tazilite and  Kharijites in  Persia (who are considered by historian  David Goodway to be a part of the historical anarchist tradition) and anticlerical movements such as the  Brethren of the Free Spirit and proto-Protestants such as the  Hussites. Historian James Joll describes this as the rise of a strand of anarchism based in the theological, zealotic and ascetic critique of institutions.

The early modern era in Europe saw the development of both secular anti-authoritarian thought as well as the divergence of anti-authoritarian theology within Christianity as part of the greater Renaissance and  Reformation respectively. Several French thinkers used the concept of 'utopia' to bypass censorship and project their libertine political views, examples include François Rabelais,  Gabriel de Foigny and  François Fénelon. During the English Civil War, Diggers such as Gerrard Winstanley would develop a proto-communalistic view of society preaching values such as absolute egalitarianism, communal ownership of property and socioeconomic organization in small agrarian communities based on the Bible. Alongside this religious egalitarianism, more libertarian philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau would go on to develop understandings of freedom and equality that would strongly resonate with later anarchists.

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The start of the Anarchist Theory
Anarchism has been used as a term a long time ago, and used to mean simply "without rulers", deriving from the greek word ἀναρχος (anarkhos), with great emphasis on its use during the French Revolution by Robespierre to disqualify more radical groups like the  enragés, a group which inspired  Socialism as a whole, but the term had mostly a negative connotation. The ideology took shape after Pierre-Joseph Proudhon self proclaimed himself as an anarchist formally, and because of the word's ambiguity, based his theory on organizing a society based on  Anti-Authoritarianism and  Socialism, and although he had differences with  later Anarchists ideologies (a lot because of his emphasis on  Market Socialism and  individualism), still he laid the basic foundations of Anarchism. During the XVII century, different branches truly developed even more the ideology, to the way we're accustomed to in the Modern Age, Anarchism took two different paths, a more Marxist analysis, with notable names like  Mikhail Bakunin and the  Anarcho-Collectivism,  Piotr Kropotkin and  Errico Malatesta with  Anarcho-Communism and the  Social Anarchism umbrella term, for the more collectively minded anarchists ideologies, in contrast with the  individually minded anarchists such as  Benjamin Tucker and  Lysander Spooner, marking as well economical differences, between  Left-Wing Market Anarchism, or  Mutualism and  Gift Economy, and sparkling the first forms of  Right-Anarchism in the end of the century, inspired by  Austrian School,  Chicago School and  Libertarianism in general, as infamously  Anarcho-Capitalism.

Anti-Capitalist or Not?
The first individuals to describe themselves as Anarchists without adjectives were thoroughly anti-capitalist, with Anarchist without Adjectives Voltairine de Cleyre saying in 1907:

But it's important to take into consideration the meaning of the terms employed. Voltairine, after all, also said:

However historical context is necessary, as these statements predate modern Anarcho-Capitalism, and with modern Anarchists without adjectives such as Fred Woodworth instead saying:

Personality and Behaviour
Anarchy is a mother and therefore portrays quite motherly traits within the comics, but because she is anarchist, she can be quite lax in her parenting.

How to Draw
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 * 1) Draw a ball,
 * 2) Fill it with dark, but not pure, black,
 * 3) Draw a white circle with an 'A' in the middle,
 * 4) Add a grey bow to the top,
 * 5) Add the eyes, and you're done!

International Relations
Since world doesn't have any worldwide government, many theorists of international relations studies use the word anarchy to describe the order of the international system—independent states with no central authority above them. On this foundation was developed 4 schools of thought: Realism,  Neorealism,  Liberalism,  Neoliberalism.

Friendly (literally every anarchist)

 * Mother Anarchy loves Acol.png AnSynd.png Ancom.png Front.png Anrel.png Ancon.png Andist.png Indigenous Anarchism.png Blackan.png Bckchn.png BudAn.png Natan.png Ancapf.png Anarchristian.png Cryptan.png Vegarch.png Anprim.png Aneco.png AnNatur.png AnAg.png Anego.png Egocom.png Illeg.png Insarch.png Islaman.png Antao.png Totlib.png Anjew.png LeftRothbardianismPix.png Makhaevism.png AnInde.png Existentialist Anarchism.png Angeo.png Anmark2.png Panarchy.png Socan2.png Post-an.png Postconan.png Anpostleft.png Antr.png Anfem.png Anqueer.png Anpacf.png Agorismf.png Annil.png Synthesisanarchy.png Anin.png Philan.png, AnTech.png, and the rest of her children.
 * [[File:Autarch.png]] Autarchy - Even though you are not going as far as me, you're still my bestie.
 * [[File:Mutalist.png]] Mutualism - Dad, the original anarchist! <3 <3 <3
 * [[File:Thar.png]] Anti-Authoritarianism - A great moderate friend of mine.
 * [[File:Directdem.png]] Direct Democracy - Best form of democracy.
 * [[File:Demcon.png]] Democratic Confederalism - Non-anarchist but I support him in Syria.
 * [[File:TLeveller.png]] Diggerism - You fought the state, inequality, and clergy.
 * [[File:Zapa.png]] Neozapatismo - You did good work in Mexico.
 * [[File:Platformism.png]] Platformism - Your organization's obsession is cancer but Makhnovia was based.

Frenemies

 * [[File:Libsoc.png]] All libertarian ideologies [[File:Libertarian.png]] - Distrust of the state? Good, but why do you want to keep it?
 * [[File:Minsocf.png]] Minarcho-Socialism & [[File:Minarchist.png]] Minarchism - You hate the state even more yet you still want to keep it?
 * [[File:Anmona.png]] Anarcho-Monarchism - My weird monarchist child.
 * [[File:Hoppef.png]] Hoppeanism - Even weirder monarcho-capitalist son.
 * [[File:Anfashf.png]] Anarcho-Fascism - What!?
 * [[File:Fed.png]] Federalism & [[File:Confed.png]] Confederalism - Every local town, city, commune, etc. should have self-determination, but become anti-authority as a whole and we're good.
 * [[File:Antot.png]] Anarcho-Totalitarianism - Ok, I think this is starting to become a serious problem.
 * [[File:Antifa.png]] Anti-Fascism - You hate fascists, yet you don't fully embrace Anti-Authoritarianism. Curious.
 * [[File:Avar.png]] Avaritionism - You took correct ideas, but your mental illness stands in your way to establish social bonds with other people and form a voluntary association that will help everyone in their long-term goals.
 * [[File:Soul.png]] Soulism - Getting rid of the laws of physics?! Odd and too utopian. Also, stop being so lazy and escapist loner, and think about something more realistic.
 * [[File:Pirat.png]] Hydrarchy - You don't call yourself an anarchist, but your society really wasn't bad, to be honest.
 * [[File:Antijap.png]] Anti-Japaneseism - Destroying the Japanese state? What about destroying all states? Also advocating for ethnic genocide is a pretty weird thing for an anarchist to do.
 * [[File:Libpos.png]] Libertarian Possibilism - You can't abolish the state with reforms.
 * [[File:Mspont.png]] Mao-Spontex - Huh?
 * [[File:Fut2.png]] Futurism - Oh wow, you are... certainly interesting.... why are you following me?
 * [[File:Ormarxf.png]] Marxism - You criticized me multiple times and you also kicked [[File:Acol.png]] him out of the First Internationale. However, you also influenced one of [[File:Ancom.png]] my most successful son.
 * [[File:Contrarianism-Icon.png]] Contrarianism - Likes to oppose the status quo like me but for the sake of it. And I worry that you will also turn your back on me if I become the status quo too which will never happen.

Statists

 * [[File:Fash.png]] Fascism - GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM MY FAMILY! ([[File:Anfashf.png]] Oh wait-)
 * [[File:Marxlen.png]] Marxism–Leninism - I DON'T CARE IF YOU'LL "DISSOLVE", FUCK OFF!
 * [[File:Totalitarian.png]] Totalitarianism - MY ARCH-NEMESIS! (Was going to do the same with [[File:Antot.png]] them but too lazy.)
 * [[File:Ingsocf.png]] Ingsoc - DON'T TOUCH ME!
 * [[File:Sec.png]] Authoritarianism - FUCK OFF GOVERNMENT!
 * [[File:PolState.png]] Police Statism - TAKE THE BULLET, PIG! [[File:Awaj.png]][[File:Gun.png]][[File:Dead Cop.png]]
 * [[File:Auto.png]] Autocracy - LITERAL TYRANNY!
 * [[File:AmericanModel.png]] American Model - The most oppressive regime in human history
 * [[File:Klep.png]] Kleptocracy - "No criminal enterprise in human history, an enterprise of theft, murder, and genocide has ever been successful as the state."
 * [[File:Fishe.png]] Hobbessianism - You see the state exactly what it is, but want to keep it.
 * [[File:Ethnonat.png]] Ethnonationalism - I hate EthnoSTATE's!!
 * [[File:Statlib.png]] State Liberalism - DRINK YOUR OWN CORN SYRUP!
 * [[File:StateathFedora.png]] State Atheism - I don't care if you're an atheist, you're still a STATIST!
 * [[File:Theocrat.png]] Theocracies - You use religion as a tool to build oppressive cults
 * [[File:Abmon.png]] Absolute Monarchism - GUILLOTINE, NOW!
 * [[File:Arist.png]] Aristocracy - Kill all elites!
 * [[File:Authcap.png]] Authoritarian Capitalism - Another archenemy!
 * [[File:Bankocracy.png]] Financialism - Burn all banks down!
 * [[File:Cameralism.png]] Cameralism - Centralized economy for state's profit? Nightmare!
 * [[File:Corp.png]] Corporatocracy - Eat the molotov, pig!
 * [[File:Euras.png]] Fourth Theory - Totalitarian imperialist!
 * [[File:Franco-alt.png]] Francoism - You killed anarchists in Spain, fascist scum!
 * [[File:Krater.png]] Kraterocracy - One of the most terrible ideologies.
 * [[File:Hmind.png]] Hive-Mind Collectivism - Same as above but with a "collective" mask
 * [[File:Krit.png]] Kritarchy - You will not judge us!
 * [[File:Monarcho-Fascism.png]] Monarcho-Fascism - AAAAHHHH!!!
 * [[File:OchloAngry.png]] Ochlocracy - This is not anarchy, it's just tyranny!
 * [[File:Statecap.png]] State Capitalism - Worst economy!
 * [[File:Strato.png]] Stratocracy - NO.
 * [[File:Timocracy.png]] Timocracy - Fuck landlords!
 * [[File:Unitary.png]] Centralism - Fuck centralization!
 * [[File:Lysnoir.png]] Lys Noir - Absolutely worst fake anarchist, the only thing I can consider anarchist in your ideology is decentralization.
 * [[File:Odal.png]] Odalism - At least you don't call yourself an anarchist like the guy above.
 * [[File:Illum.png]] Illuminatism - Anarchism worked on a grand scale, how many more people do I need to unite to prove you wrong?
 * [[File:Kak.png]] Kakistocracy - THIS IS WHAT EVERY GOVERNMENT BOILS DOWN TO! People who never read any of my philosophers think I'm you.

Literature

 * What is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
 * An Anarchist FAQ
 * Anarchy by Errico Malatesta
 * Enquiry Concerning Political Justice by William Godwin
 * The Problem of Political Authority by Michael Huemer
 * Tao Te Ching by Laozi
 * Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
 * Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
 * Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
 * The Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy
 * A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
 * V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
 * Critique of Democracy by Moxie Marlinspike and Windy Hart

[[File:Wikipedia.png]] Wikipedia

 * [[File:Awaj-Alt.png]] Anarchism without adjectives
 * Anarchism
 * Anarchy
 * Outline of Anarchism
 * Anarchist Schools of Thought
 * Issues in Anarchism
 * History of Anarchism
 * Anarchist Economics
 * List of Anarchist Movements by Region
 * Stateless Society
 * Spontaneous Order

Videos

 * Various schools of Anarchism explained with tacos by Srsly Wrong
 * Alan Moore on Anarchism
 * A Conversation With Anarchist David Graeber
 * Chomsky explaining real anarchism
 * POST-CAPITALISM: A Detailed Look at How It Could Work by LuckyBlackCat

[[File:YouTube.png]] YouTube Channels

 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anarco Cabritinho [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] [[File:Trans.png]]
 * [[File:Anin.png]] Anarco Individualismo [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]]
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anark [[File:Cball-US.png]]
 * [[File:Insarch.png]] Antimídia [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]]
 * [[File:Blackan.png]] Andrewnism [[File:Cball-Trinidad and Tobago.png]]
 * [[File:Egocom.png]] Binho Silver - AnarcoBall [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]]
 * [[File:Awaj-Alt.png]] Canal do Betão [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]]
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] LuckyBlackCat [[File:Ansynd2.png]]
 * [[File:Mutalist.png]] O Mutualista [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]]
 * [[File:Anego.png]] Spookast [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]]
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Thought Slime [[File:Cball-Canada.png]] [[File:Enby.png]]
 * [[File:Ansynd2.png]] Zoe Baker [[File:Trans.png]]

Online Communities

 * r/Anarchism
 * r/Anarchy101
 * DebateAnarchy
 * r/NoRules
 * [[File:Minecraft.png]] 2b2t (Minecraft server)
 * [[File:4chan.png]] 4Chan/8Chan (Before /Pol)

International Organizations

 * International of Anarchist Federations
 * International Workers' Association
 * Anarkismo

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