Anarchy and the Government
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The Effects of Anarchy on the Government |
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Jeremiah Jonathan Johnson |
Cornerstone University |
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Anarchy and the Government
“Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state; is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one…” (Thomas Paine, 1776). I would like to make sure we all have a clear definition of what anarchy is, without all the propaganda that the media and other sources like to push down our throats. The Definition of anarchy in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is:
* a : absence of government
* b : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
* c : a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government
* d : absence or denial of any authority or established order
Just because you have anarchy does not mean that you have chaos (see definition c). In today’s society the Government has dictated what you can do and when you can do it. Oppression of the weak and poor to profit the strong and wealthy is what the government has become. Over the two centuries that the government has been in place it has slowly grown away from the people. The Declaration of Independence even suggests that if the government is not for the people it should be removed or changed. There are positive impacts with anarchy and its effects on the government.
Many people today are unaware of what the The Declaration of Independence actually says, and with the dialog of the 18th century some people might have a difficult time in understanding it. I remember when I was in high school we were taught only the first couple of paragraphs of the constitution, and that anarchy was one of the worst abominations that existed. I believe that a little anarchy once in a while is healthy for the government. As Thomas Jefferson once said:
God forbid we should ever by twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be...
The Effects of Anarchy on the Government |
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|
Jeremiah Jonathan Johnson |
Cornerstone University |
|
Anarchy and the Government
“Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state; is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one…” (Thomas Paine, 1776). I would like to make sure we all have a clear definition of what anarchy is, without all the propaganda that the media and other sources like to push down our throats. The Definition of anarchy in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is:
* a : absence of government
* b : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
* c : a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government
* d : absence or denial of any authority or established order
Just because you have anarchy does not mean that you have chaos (see definition c). In today’s society the Government has dictated what you can do and when you can do it. Oppression of the weak and poor to profit the strong and wealthy is what the government has become. Over the two centuries that the government has been in place it has slowly grown away from the people. The Declaration of Independence even suggests that if the government is not for the people it should be removed or changed. There are positive impacts with anarchy and its effects on the government.
Many people today are unaware of what the The Declaration of Independence actually says, and with the dialog of the 18th century some people might have a difficult time in understanding it. I remember when I was in high school we were taught only the first couple of paragraphs of the constitution, and that anarchy was one of the worst abominations that existed. I believe that a little anarchy once in a while is healthy for the government. As Thomas Jefferson once said:
God forbid we should ever by twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be...