Do you know the real origin of the word "Anarchy"?
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From the Greek anarkhos, without a ruler  \n\nan-, without\n\n + \n\narkhos, ruler
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Everyone is wrong except the guy who said it was from Anglo-Saxon.  "F..k" has a long pedigree in the Germanic languages.  It was found in Proto-Germanic about 2500 years ago as the verb *fukan 'have intercourse'.  This was not vulgar at that time and was a euphemism for some older word.  Ultimately, it comes from Proto-Indo-European *pug- "to strike", from which we get the borrowed Latin form pugilism 'boxing'.
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Living in anarchy sounds cool at first (I used to be an anarchist myself) but when you look deeper into it, it doesn't really make sense.  I mean, the Pistols were cool and all, but they couldn't have thought too much about the consequences of anarchy.  If we were living in a state of anarchy, there would be no laws to abide by and all the sickos would come out and start doing whatever they wanted and no one could do anything about it.  Someone could just go aound killing people and there would be no justice.  And since there would be no checks or balances to ensure the safety of citizens, we'd all pretty much be screwed.  \n\nI agree that the government is messed up, and I doubt it does much good for the people the way it's being run right now, but if there was no government we'd probably revert back to earlier times when robbery and murders were common occurances.  I would personally prefer to see a government that does a good job in governing and helping its people rather than messing around behind their backs and being as corrupt as ours is today...
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An Anarchist believes there should be no such thing as government.  I believe we may evolve to the point where we can live like that someday, but we are not there yet.  So I guess you could call me an Eventual Anarchist.  Actually, what I am is a Libertarian.  We believe the smallest possible government is the best, so we are heading in the direction of Anarchy, but with caution.
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Here's a website on word origins that has a few suggestions:\n\nhttp://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/5/messages/97.html
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Breaking the law doesn't lead to anarchy!\n\nHaving no laws to break...THAT'S anarchy.
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there are two supposed origins - \n1. is from the word nut, meaning hard seed, which is called "hnutu" in Old English or "*khnut" in Proto-Germanic\n\n2. from earlier be nutts upon "be very fond of" (1785), which is possibly from nuts (noun, plural) "any source of pleasure" (1617), from nut (described above). Sense influenced probably by metaphoric application of nut to "head" (1846, e.g. to be off one's nut "be insane," 1860). Nut "crazy person, crank" is attested from 1903, (British form nutter first attested 1958).
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No one really invented the word it evolved over time to come to mean what it does today\n\nc.1340, "discharge of semen other than during sex," later, "desecration, defilement" (1382), from L.L. pollutionem (nom. pollutio) "defilement," from L. polluere "to soil, defile, contaminate," from por- "before" + -luere "smear," related to lutum "mud," and to lues "filth" (cf. Gk. lyma "filth, dirt, disgrace," lymax "rubbish, refuse," O.Ir. loth "mud, dirt," Lith. lutynas "pool, puddle"). Sense of "contamination of the environment" first recorded c.1860, but not common until c.1955. Pollute (v.) is attested from c.1380 in sense "defile," from L. pollutus, pp. of polluere. Meaning "contaminate the environment" first recorded 1954. Pollutant is from 1892.
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There is a madsci article about this question at: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/feb98/888691550.Ph.r.html\n\nHope that helps...the site discusses the hypothesized origins...
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Finally, a Brit who knows they created the term!!  Never thought I'd see the day!!  What was the question again?  Oh yeah, Japan calls it soccer.  Go figure.  Anyway, the terms is English loosely from the term association as in FA.  Long long story to it.  Read this stuff and it will all make perfect sense.  http://www.gavinrymill.com/origin-of-the-word-soccer.html\nHappy reading.
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Politically Correctness is backwards.  I don't mean oxi-moron, I dissapprove of anarchy.  If everyone were to be truly politically correct, language would die.
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How about Anarchy...we're just a hair from it anyway!!
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I think it actually came from the song. Was created specifically to go along with it. The origin of the dance is actually in dispute right now. See link below.
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Anarchism, by definition, is lack of government, or doing things for your self/community without dependence on social contracts. As soon as you form a community structure, you become communist, socialist, democratic or some other -ist, no longer anarchist.\nHard to do.\nMany people (usually those entrenched in some power structure: corporations, government, religions) try to use the term 'anarchist' as though it is synonymous with 'terrorist'. They are usually the same ones who think atheism is a religion. (NOT believing in something is not the same as believing in nothing.) \nIn other words, the majority.\n"Anarchy is a bad thing?"
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An Anarchist writes her own definition of Anarchism: \nThe philosophy of a new social order based on liberty unrestricted by man-made law; the theory that all forms of government rest on violence, and are therefore wrong and harmful, as well as unnecessary."\n\n"Anarchism, then, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property: liberation from the shackles and restraint of government. \n\nAs wikipedia states...\n\nAnarchism is the name of a political philosophy or a group of doctrines and attitudes that are centered on rejection of any form of compulsory government and hierarchical authority.\n\nThe term "anarchism" is derived from the Greek αναρχία ("without archons" or "without rulers"). Thus "anarchism," in its most general meaning, is the belief that all forms of rulership are undesirable and should be abolished.\n\nThere are a variety of types and traditions of anarchism with various points of difference. Other than being opposed to the state, there is no single defining position that all anarchists hold, and those considered anarchists at best share a certain family resemblance. \nPreferred economic arrangements are one of the many areas of disagreement for anarchists.\n\n ******\nSince anarchist generally disagree with the forming and maintaining of nations and borders, often as well as property ownership in general, they disagree with one of the fundamental reasons for war as we know it.  They often disagree with organized religion and always with class so they are opposing the other two most common sources for war. Though this should not lead to the assumption that anarchist are pacifist. Some are, some are not.\n\nAlso anarchism should not be confused with chaos. Chaos and order are found mutually within nature. The kind of chaos that implies violence and hysteria is often attached to a derogatory second definition of anarchism. Ironically a definition written and perpetuated by its opponents.\n\nTo make large scale decisions often they use the consensus based model of decision making. Sometimes they vote. It depends. They even sometimes follow rules if each participant agrees ahead of time on what rules and all have an equal voice. The main point is if someone yells run, an anarchist may follow their lead, but by choice.\n\nAnarchism as a social "system" has been summed up to me in the great dishes conundrum as people who feel everyone should do their own dishes, instead of electing a leader to decide who does them and when.\n\nHope that helps
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Anarchy - a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental authority. \nCommonwealth - a nation, state, or other political entity founded on law and united by a compact of the people for the common good. \nCommunism - a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single - often authoritarian - party holds power; state controls are imposed with the elimination of private ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people (i.e., a classless society). \nConfederacy (Confederation) - a union by compact or treaty between states, provinces, or territories, that creates a central government with limited powers; the constituent entities retain supreme authority over all matters except those delegated to the central government. \nConstitutional - a government by or operating under an authoritative document (constitution) that sets forth the system of fundamental laws and principles that determines the nature, functions, and limits of that government. \nConstitutional democracy - a form of government in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in a governing constitution. \nConstitutional monarchy - a system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom. \nDemocracy - a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed. \nDemocratic republic - a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. \nDictatorship - a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws). \nEcclesiastical - a government administrated by a church. \nFederal (Federative) - a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided - usually by means of a constitution - between a central authority and a number of constituent regions (states, colonies, or provinces) so that each region retains some management of its internal affairs; differs from a confederacy in that the central government exerts influence directly upon both individuals as well as upon the regional units. \nFederal republic - a state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain a degree of self-government; ultimate sovereign power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives. \nIslamic republic - a particular form of government adoped by some Muslim states; although such a state is, in theory, a theocracy, it remains a republic, but its laws are required to be compatible with the laws of Islam. \nMaoism - the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism developed in China by Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), which states that a continuous revolution is necessary if the leaders of a communist state are to keep in touch with the people. \nMarxism - the political, economic, and social principles espoused by 19th century economist Karl Marx; he viewed the struggle of workers as a progression of historical forces that would proceed from a class struggle of the proletariat (workers) exploited by capitalists (business owners), to a socialist "dictatorship of the proletariat," to, finally, a classless society - communism. \nMarxism-Leninism - an expanded form of communism developed by Lenin from doctrines of Karl Marx; Lenin saw imperialism as the final stage of capitalism and shifted the focus of workers' struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries. \nMonarchy - a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by
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Yes it's true as far as I know. The official dictionary.com version says: \n\n[From alteration of assoc., abbreviation of "association football".]