How do you consider an anarchist as a criminal? If they choose to follow their own rules. That makes them an anarchist.
I do not consider anarchists criminals. I consider rioters criminals and not anarchists. Anarchists believe in no govt. kinda like atheists believe in no god.
Hippy communes were not really free. The ones that lacked structure became an oportunity for opression. Think of it like road rules. It is opression. But in general they provide more freedom to use the road than if we remove them.
I agree. They just established their own form of govt. and some of it very oppressive. That is because Communism (a classless society) does not work. Because most people are lazy and if they do not need to be responsible for creating their own basic needs, for their survival, they will let someone else do it.
Here are the two definitions of Anarchy. I'm referring to the 2nd type. Although I see certain cities here in the US that are plagued with the first type like Detroit, Chicago, LA, and Oakland, Ca. Interestingly, these 'dens of iniquity' were birthed from Democrat (LEFTIST) politicians and ideologies.
Definition of anarchy in English:
noun
1A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority:
‘he must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy’
1.1Absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual, regarded as a political ideal.
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One more thing that comes to mind while thinking of the evils of leftist policies is the complete disdain Progressives have for their fellow man. They think them so weak and helpless that they are naturally incapable of helping themselves without the interference of govt. This attitude is the epitome of arrogance since they believe themselves so superior as to be able to decide how the lives of their fellow citizens should be structured and that if not for govt., these miscreants would be completely incapable of chiseling out a suitable existence for themselves. But one only has to look to the plight of the black man here in the US after generations of Progressive (leftist) policies. It has merely changed who their master is. The blacks used to have very strong family ties and now 75% of the black youth are raised in single parent households. We all know how high their incarceration rate is. Another glaring example of leftist politics gone terribly wrong.