It’s true. If your idea of healthy human relation is a dinner with friends, where everyone enjoys everyone else’s company, responsibilities are divided up voluntarily and informally, and no one gives orders or sells anything, then you are an anarchist, plain and simple. The only question that remains is how you can arrange for more of your interactions to resemble this model.

            Whenever you act without waiting for instructions or official permission, you are an anarchist. Any time you by pass a ridiculous regulation when no one’s looking, you are an anarchist. If you don’t trust the government, the school system, Hollywood, or the management, to know better than you, when it comes to things that can affect your life, that’s anarchism too. And you are especially an anarchist when you come up with your own ideas and initiatives and solutions.

            As you can see, it’s anarchism that keeps things working and life interesting. If we weifed for authorities and specialists and technicians to take care of everything, we would not only be in a world of trouble, but dreadfully bored-and boring-to baot. Today we live in that world of (dreadfully boring!) trouble precisely to the extent that we abdicate responsibility and control.

Why we hate the government, companies, and some stupid people like you. Just think of this:

In the beginning was the earth; and it was beautiful.
Man said:
Let us build skyscrapers and expressways.
And man covered the earth with steel and concrete.
And man said:
It is good.

On the second day, man looked upon the clear blue waters of the earth.
And man said:
Let us dump our sewage and wastes into the waters.
And man did. The waters became dark and murky.
And man said:
It is good.

On the third day, man gazed at the forest on the earth. They were tall and green.
And man said:
Let us cut the trees and build things for ourselves.
And man did. And the forests grew thin.
And man said:
It is good.

On the fourth day, man saw the animals leaping in the fields and playing in the sun.
And man said:
Let us trap the animals for money and shoot them for sport.
And man did. And the animals became scarce.
And man said:
It is good.

On the fifth day, man felt the breeze in his nostrils.
And man said:
Let us burn our refuse and let the wind blow away the smoke and debris.
And man did. And the air became dense with smoke and carbon.
And man said:
It is good.

On the sixth day, man saw the many kinds of people on earth, different in race, color and creed.
And man feared and said:
Let us make bobs and missiles in case misunderstanding arise.
And man did. And missiles sites and bomb dumps checkered the landscape.
And man said:
It is good.

On the seventh day, man rested.
And the earth was quite and deadly still. For man was no more. And was it good?
We don’t want to let it happen.