Talk:what anarchism is not

the whole articles pretty immature, and the name sounds simple. How about Faux, or for something less pretentious. Any ideas? lockeownzj00 20:50, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

OK. If you move this page, this page would become a redirect. --millosh 21:10, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

I've made the article a bit more mature, removing the word "shit" since it doesn't mean anything, clarifying in some sections, restructuring the article so it makes a bit more sense. I agree that "fake anarchists" isn't the greatest title for the article, as it sounds a bit elitist. I can't really think of a better title though. How about something like "what anarchism is not"? People may not think to search for an article titled "what anarchism is not" but we can have a few redirects to make it easier to access. Olive 07:33, 17 Mar 2006 (UTC)

Well, how about "varieties of anarchism." It's clear that the author considers there to be many kinds of anarchism that are fake. Although this kind of prescriptivism has it's place, it seems a more open-minded, descriptivist approach would be more in the spirit of both epistemologial anarchism and conventional academic protocol. If libertarians call themselves "anarchists," why not include them under an article called "Varieties of Anarchism." If, on the other hand, they don't call themselves anarchists but are called this by others, "What Anarchism is Not" would work better. Interlingua 17:24, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Anarchism is libertarian by definition, but I agree that not all libertarians self-identify or can be can be considered anarchists, and this could be reflected in the article. (here I am using "libertarian" to mean "pro-liberty" or "anti-authoritarian").

Calling oneself anarchist is not sufficient to recognized as such by others. A similar problem happens in those states that call themselves "democratic republic" or "people's republic", when in fact they are run by dictators or oligarchies who disallow or disregard popular vote. These states do not define what democracy is. ~Rev 22 21:26, 11 May 2006 (UTC)