It's all over the media. It's anarchy! There is rioting and looting in Minneapolis, it's anarchy!
Additionally, some in the media will also refer to the Antifa communists who initiate violence and destruction as "anarchists".
Both couldn't be more wrong. Not if we define anarchy by it's classic and literal definition of "absence of government".
Let's address the latter. Are Antifa street agitators anarchists? A few may believe that they are. But the people who use them, such as Democratic Socialists, have no such illusions. And their goal is clear. A massive, all powerful government. They want a huge Mommy state that takes care of the poor (it won't), establishes social justice (it won't) and crushes all opposition (it will try, and it will be the primary goal). This is the exact opposite of anarchy.
Now for the looting and destruction aspect. That is not anarchy. As a matter of fact, it is directly the result of government. Government insists that it is the only entity that can provide protection. Anyone who dares to try to defend their property will be arrested and charged. A pawn shop owner in Minneapolis can attest to this fact.
So government abandons businesses and private property, leaving it to be looted and destroyed. Meanwhile they actively prevent self-defense. This is the opposite of anarchy.
By textbook definition, if there is an absence of government, people would not be stopped from defending their own property. There would be much less destruction, and likely no looting at all. True defense of private property discourages rioters, vandals and looters.
Call what is happening in Minneapolis at night what you like. Rioting, vandalism, looting, arson, mayhem. Don't call it what it isn't. It is not anarchy.
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