by mercator » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:41 am
I agree with seventhson that far left and far right have substantive differences, but it's worth adding that anarchists sometimes advocate violence. To be sure, there are right wing anarchists (anarcho-capitalists), but some left wing anarchists (anarcho-socialists) such as Kropotkin have also advocated violence:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://mondediplo.com/2004/09/03anarchists">mondediplo.com/2004/09/03anarchists</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>Here's a fragment from Chesterton's fictional conversation with a non-violent anarcho-socialist:<br><br>"I think you remarked," I said feebly, "that the mere common populace do not quite understand Anarchism--"<br><br>"Quite so," he said with burning swiftness; "as I said, they think any Anarchist is a man with a bomb, whereas--"<br><br>"But great heavens, man!" I said; "it's the man with the bomb that I understand! I wish you had half his sense. What do I care how many German dons tie themselves in knots about how this society began?<br>My only interest is about how soon it will end. Do you see those fat white houses over in Park-lane, where your masters live?"<br><br>He assented and muttered something about concentrations of capital.<br><br>"Well," I said, "if the time ever comes when we all storm those houses, will you tell me one thing? Tell me how we shall do it without authority? Tell me how you will have an army of revolt without discipline?"<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dur.ac.uk/martin.ward/gkc/books/alarms_and_discursions.txt">www.dur.ac.uk/martin.ward...rsions.txt</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br> <p></p><i></i>