Anarchism

I thought I might clarify what anarchism is to me, so that people aren't confused by it anymore.

Most people know anarchy as the word used by the government to associate with evil or chaos. This is horribly inaccurant and shows the length that people in power will bend things to suit themselves (I'm looking at you vatican). Anyway, the reason it all came out this way is because the government believes that anarchy is evil and in a way, it is I guess. But the only people that have to worry about it are the people in power and that's why they associate with all the bad things in the world.

In truth anarchism is more a belief then a revolution. It stems from the principle that absolute power corrupts absolutely, so nobody should have absolute power. Isn't seeming as bad anymore is it?

It's not communism either as some have tried to link it to in the past. Communism is the system of government where everyone is equal, no matter what job they do or how much work they do. That's the main reason it falls on it's ass since why would you work hard if you get paid the exact same as the guy beside you who does nothing?

What even more people don't realise is the principles of anarchism are seen in every day life. Every neighbourhood watch, every AA meeting is an example of people banding together and doing things without the help of the government. Anarchism, in it's simplest form, believes in the sharing of power and in an almost communal existence with those around.

This, atleast to me, is a romantic view of life. We all know that there won't be a time when people live like that and even if there was it wouldn't be long until someone came around to establish his dominance. But sometimes it's good to have dreams about the way the world should be, because at the end of the day it's the only thing that stops the world slipping into what it wants to be.