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| − | Today, traditional anarchist organizations continue to exist across the [[globe]] and, in recent years, anarchism as a political philosophy has gained a higher profile as a result of the rise in [[protest]] [[anti-globalisation|against globalisation]].
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| − | [[Feminism]] has always been a part of the anarchist movement, in the form of [[anarcha-feminism]]. North American anarchism also takes strong influences from the [[American Civil Rights Movement]] and the movement against the [[Vietnam War|war in Vietnam]]. European anarchism has developed out of the labour movement, and both have incorporated [[animal rights]] activism. Globally, anarchism has also grown in popularity and influence as part of the [[anti-war]], [[anti-capitalism|anti-capitalist]], and [[anti-globalisation]] movements. Recently, anarchists have been known for their involvement in [[protest]]s against [[World Trade Organization]] and [[G8|Group of Eight]] meetings, and the [[World Economic Forum]]; protests which are generally portrayed in mainstream media coverage as violent riots. Many anarchists are part of the ''[[black bloc]]s'' at these protests and some engage in [[rioting]], [[vandalism]], and [[violence|violent]] confrontations with [[police]]. Others peacefully protested, upholding [[Nonviolence|non-violent]] principles.
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| − | Anarchists and others might say that recent technological developments have made the anarchist cause both easier to advance and more conceivable to people. Many people use cell phones or the Internet to form loose communities which could be said to be organized along anarchist lines. Some of these communities have as their purpose the production of information in a non-commodified or [[use-value]] format, a goal made attainable by the availability of personal computing, desktop publishing and digital media. These things have made it possible for individuals to [[file sharing|share music files]] over the Internet, without economic incentive, and even with a certain amount of risk. There are also [[open source]] programming communities, who donate their time, and offer their product freely as well. Examples include [[Usenet]], the [[free software movement]] (including the [[GNU]]/[[Linux]] community and the [[Wiki|wikiwiki]] paradigm), and [[Indymedia]]. A book analyzing how this new "anarchic" mode of production is possible is [[Eric S. Raymond]]'s ''The Cathedral and the Bazaar''. Traditional [[historical materialism|historical materialist]] analysis, used by many [[libertarian socialism|libertarian socialists]], is one means of interpreting the above, and would describe it as a "political economy of non-commodity information production".
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| − | ==Credits==
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| − | *Original text is compilation of two texts: (1) Definition from [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and (2) [http://www.infoshop.org/faq/ An Anarchist FAQ].
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