There exists a common misconception of the term and concept of “anarchism.” The term anarchism alone, when used in a group of devout statists (those who affirm absolute political authority) will no doubt warrant the statists to take the defensive side of the conversation, bringing with their defensive response(s) a preconceived notion of the acceptance and advancement of amoral behavior and criminal acts, and the condoning and praise of violence. The focus of this paper is threefold. First, there will be an inquiry into the political theory of anarchism and the subsequent hyphenated subset anarchies within the general realm of anarchism. This paper will grant the reader a general philosophical and political understanding of theory and implementation of a stateless society. Second, the psychology of authority will be challenged in the hopes of bringing to light the inherent contradictions existing within statism and authority. This will include the examination of operant conditioning, which enables subjects to unquestionably accept authority and government as legitimate, by denial of individual sovereignty. This paper will demonstrate that government is synonymous with civil war, while anarchism is synonymous with social order. Finally, the notion of society and religion will be examined. F. Scott Fitzgerald: “The test of first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.”
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