anarchists
Believers in chaos
Anarchists are people who advocate for abolishing government and other coercive hierarchies, believing society can organize itself through voluntary cooperation.
The term ranges from serious political philosophy to casual accusation—protesters may call themselves anarchists, while critics use it to mean anyone promoting chaos or lawlessness: The mayor dismissed the rioters as anarchists.
Violent uprising against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
dissent · revolt · sedition · subversion · agitation · rioting · strike · boycott
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
emancipation · self-determination · sovereignty · independence · civil-liberties · self-ownership · anti-authoritarianism · voluntarism
Group primacy doctrine
- syndicalismUnion-led worker ownership theory
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- communalismGroup-centered social organization
anarcho-communism · anarcho-capitalism · primitivism · egoism · Goldman
Absence of organization
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
havoc · upheaval · lawlessness · riot · unrest · destabilization · disruption · violence
Shared-living community
- collectiveJointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
consensus · assembly · decentralization · non-hierarchical · self-management · leaderless · grassroots · cells
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
protest · dissent · revolt · sedition · subversion · agitation · rioting · strike · boycott · disobedience
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
individualism · emancipation · self-determination · sovereignty · independence · civil-liberties · self-ownership · anti-authoritarianism · voluntarism · freethinking
collectivism
Group primacy doctrine
- syndicalismUnion-led worker ownership theory
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
communalism · anarcho-communism · anarcho-capitalism · primitivism · egoism · Goldman
disorder
Absence of organization
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
bedlam · havoc · upheaval · lawlessness · riot · unrest · destabilization · disruption · violence · sabotage
commune
Shared-living community
- collectiveJointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
syndicate · consensus · assembly · decentralization · non-hierarchical · self-management · leaderless · grassroots · cells · networks
- Political Factionsconservatives, Republicans, right wing, far right, hard right
- Fringe Groupsmilitias, extremists, radicals, separatists, dissidents
- Political Groupsfaction, Republican Party, caucus, Democratic Party, wing
- reformersreformers, reformer, social reformers, social reformer, political reformer
- revolutionariesrevolutionaries, revolutionary, rebel, rebels, Lenin
- Civil War FactionsReds, Whites, Red Army, White Army, Bolsheviks
anarchistsauthoritarians
Rulers demanding total compliance
statists · totalitarians · fascists · autocrats · despots
anarchistsauthoritarians
Rulers demanding total compliance
totalitarians · disciplinarians · traditionalists · conformists · police
anarchistsloyalists
Faithful to established authority
ruling class · government officials · apparatchiks · conservatives · reactionaries
- anarchist movementPolitical effort opposing hierarchy