An Anarchist FAQ The Anarchist FAQ Editorial Collective June 18, 2009. Version 13.1 Contents Introduction ................................. 3 Section A: What is Anarchism? ....................... 3 Section B: Why do anarchists oppose the current system? . 3 Section C: What are the myths of capitalist economics? . 3 Section D: How do statism and capitalism affect society? . 3 Section E: What do anarchists think causes ecological problems? . 3 Section F: Is “anarcho”-capitalism a type of anarchism? . 3 Section G: Is individualist anarchism capitalistic? ............. 3 Section H: Why do anarchists oppose state socialism? .......... 4 Section I: What would an anarchist society look like? .......... 4 Section J: What do anarchists do? ..................... 4 Appendix: Anarchism and “anarcho”-capitalism ............. 4 Appendix: The Symbols of Anarchy .................... 4 Appendix: Anarchism and Marxism .................... 4 Appendix: The Russian Revolution ..................... 4 Bibliography for FAQ ............................. 4 An Anarchist FAQ after ten years ..................... 4 2 Introduction Introduction Section A: What is Anarchism? What is Anarchism? Section B: Why do anarchists oppose the current system? Why do anarchists oppose the current system? Section C: What are the myths of capitalist economics? What are the myths of capitalist economics? Section D: How do statism and capitalism affect society? How do statism and capitalism affect society? Section E: What do anarchists think causes ecological problems? What do anarchists think causes ecological problems? Section F: Is “anarcho”-capitalism a type of anarchism? Is “anarcho”-capitalism a type of anarchism? Section G: Is individualist anarchism capitalistic? Is individualist anarchism capitalistic? 3 Section H: Why do anarchists oppose state socialism? Why do anarchists oppose state socialism? Section I: What would an anarchist society look like? What would an anarchist society look like? Section J: What do anarchists do? What do anarchists do? Appendix: Anarchism and “anarcho”-capitalism Anarchism and “anarcho”-capitalism Appendix: The Symbols of Anarchy The Symbols of Anarchy Appendix: Anarchism and Marxism Anarchism and Marxism Appendix: The Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution Bibliography for FAQ Bibliography for FAQ An Anarchist FAQ after ten years An Anarchist FAQ after ten years 4 Library.Anarhija.Net The Anarchist FAQ Editorial Collective An Anarchist FAQ June 18, 2009. Version 13.1 Copyright (C) 1995–2009 The Anarchist FAQ Editorial Collective: Iain McKay, Gary Elkin, Dave Neal, Ed Boraas Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation, and/or the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. See the Licenses page at www.gnu.org for more details. lib.anarhija.net.