I agree that anarchism is greatly misunderstood by most people. By saying that anarchism is not a good thing, I'm prone to believe that you are one of the many who have a poor understanding of it. Anarchism is not no government. Anarchism is self-government (or its equivalent, self-administration). Self-government means self-discipline. The alternative to self-discipline is enforced obedience imposed by rulers over their subjects. To avoid this, the members of every association freely make the rules of their association and agree to abide by the rules they themselves make. Those who refuse to live up to their responsibility to honor a voluntary agreement shall be deprived of its benefits.
If you'd like to learn more about how anarchism is a good thing, I suggest reading anything written by Noam Chomsky, one of the greatest minds of our time.
[This message has been edited by StDx (edited December 10, 2002).]
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