Question

Are anarchism and communism the same?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Anarchism believes in the principle that a society should not have any government authority to rule the thoughts and actions of citizens. Thus anarchists do not believe in existence of state and that there shouldn't be a higher authority to curtail the freedom of thought and action.

Communists on the other hand believe in a government run by only one communist party, and that the state should own all resources and there should be no concept of private ownership. Communists believe in a state ruled by proletariat through the party.

Communism is free from any concept of god and religion. Violent opposition to religious practices is encouraged by communists at many places and times especially in Communist ruled countries like China.

Anarchism do not shun religion. They are mostly of the view that religion is strictly a private matter of an individual and has nothing to do with the society. They are against oppressive religions but welcome egalitarian religions. Many anarchist communities like Bauls in Hindus and Sufis in Islam are firmly religious.

Here are some more basic differences:

Communists propagate class-less society and party-run government. Anarchists do not believe in necessity of states and governments.

In communism, output is distributed among the people according to the defined class. In an anarchist society, individuals have the right to decide their amount of output.

Communists believe in geographical states and specified boundaries. Anarchists believe in internationalism with no geographical boundaries.

Communists suggest working-class based political party led movement to up-root capitalist government with the objective of establishing a class-less society. Anarchists reject any sort of political party and believe in individual freedom.

Answer 2

Answer:

As a political philosophy, anarchism advocates self-governed societies based on voluntary institutions. These are often described as stateless societies, although several authors have defined them more specifically as institutions based on non-hierarchical free associations.