Quote Originally Posted by amsterdam
Nope, I guess the anarchists we see busting up starbucks with pantyhose on their head give the rest a bad name.
Right. They are in the extreme minority among anarchists, but they're the only ones the media ever tells you about. The vast majority of anarchists are non-violent individuals, because violence is the tool of authority, a means of imposing your will on another, and that is exactly the opposite of what anarchism stands for. If you're going to discredit ideologies that lead people to violence, you should start with the militarism and nationalism of your beloved Republicans.
ermitonto Reviewed by ermitonto on . Are You An Anarchist? (the answer may surprise you!) Are You An Anarchist? (the answer may surprise you!) from the New York Anti-Capitalist Convergence http://my.execpc.com/~maier/reading/ruanarchist.html Chances are you have already heard something about who anarchists are and what they are supposed to believe. Chances are almost everything you have heard about them is nonsense. Many people seem to think that anarchists are proponents of violence, chaos, and destruction, that they oppose all forms of order and organization, that they are Rating: 5