Anarchy: No Governments, No Regulations
             Autonomous government, yes; private property no. This is the underlying concept of many young anarchists today. Anarchy is a commonly misunderstood concept. Lincoln is one of these young anarchists. He is a spindly 19-year-old Texan who went to Seattle to protest. During this time, he stays at a largely vacant building on the edge of downtown Seattle. About 100 anarchists stay there every night. There is no power or water in this building. Organizers have set up a kitchen and toilet system for their use. They all come to protest the World Trade Organization. Lincoln along with 25,000 other protesters marched the streets of Seattle, December 8, 1999. A few protesters became unruly and started smashing windows. This brings the police in with rubber bullets and tear gas. By the end of the night, Lincoln has a bruised rib, and a stinging in his eyes that will not go away. The actions of the police violate the American people's Bill of Rights. The first amendment say!
             s Americans have the freedom to assembly, which is the right of the people to gather peacefully to protest social, political, and economical situations and demand reform. Many peaceful protesters just like Lincoln were either shot with rubber bullets or sprayed with tear gas. "Anarchy is about peace, respect and cooperation, not threats, hate, and violence" (Hartman 1).
             What is Anarchy? Anarchy is an absence of a government. The ideas for anarchy have been around as far back as fifth century BC, and since then, there have sprouted many different kinds of anarchy. Some believe that anarchy is a violent overthrow of the government where only the strong survive, and in this Mad Maax environment, chaos rules. But others believe that anarchy is not at all about chaos, and in fact the world would be a better place if it were self-sufficient. According to the article Anarchy vs. Activism by Janelle Hartman, "An...