AN ANARCHIST FAQ

The aim of this FAQ is to present what anarchism really stands for, and to indicate why you should become an anarchist.

The FAQ is the creation of many anarchists across the globe and is a classic example of the power of freedom, equality and mutual aid. If you want to contact some of those responsible, then send email to anarcho@geocities.com.

Here are the latest mirrors and downloadable versions of the FAQ. If you're interested, you can find out What's new with the FAQ?. If you want to learn more about the many faces of anarchism, there are a plethora of links to other anarchist web pages, last updated 22 May 1998.

• Introduction

• Section A - What is anarchism?
• Section B - Why do anarchists oppose the current system?
• Section C - What are the myths of capitalist economics?
• Section D - How does statism and capitalism affect society?
• Section E - What do anarchists think causes ecological problems?
• Section F - Is "anarcho"-capitalism a type of anarchism?
• Section G - Is individualist anarchism capitalistic?
• Section H - Why do anarchists oppose state socialism?
• Section I - What would an anarchist society look like?
• Section J - What do anarchists do?

• Appendix - Anarchism and "Anarcho"-capitalism
• Appendix - Replies to the FAQ

The FAQ is now mirrored at six sites:

• General sites here or here
• For Australian readers, try this site
• For European readers, try here
• For North American readers, try here
• For the version at Spunk Press, click here
• The most recent version of the FAQ can always be found at the original site here

For downloadable html and text versions of the current FAQ, click here. For uncompressed text versions of the current FAQ, click here.