In our history, we have striven to create a perfect society, a utopia where everyone lives in freedom and happiness. From the United States up to Communism there have been a lot of experiments in history to try and create the perfect utopian state. Important questions and events in the world, both at home and abroad, have prevented this process. From the beginnings of our civilisations, in the valleys of the rivers which nurtured the species to maturity, political debates have never stopped. The debates are always centered around Totalitarianism – the government’s total control over the lives of citizens – and Anarchy – the complete absence of a central government. Most governments are a mix of both ideas, but Western governments tend towards the freedom anarchy offers, without anarchy per se. There are some freedoms in the United States that help prevent totalitarianism. But there are also laws to counteract this, like the PATRIOT Act. Totalitarianism versus Anarchy is the fundamental conflict of political theories in every culture.
In its literal definition, totalitarianism refers to the complete control that the state has over citizens. Totalitarianism, in its simplest form, is the existence or any type of government. It is important to ask, “Why does totalitarianism exist if all of us want to be happy?”. There are a number of answers. Totalitarianism is a result of humans’ inability to govern themselves. They would abuse the power they have to gain profit for themselves without laws that say we can’t. Even though the majority of governments also determine these natural rights, laws are made to prevent people from violating those rights. It is because of totalitarianism that we have a criminal justice system and a militaries. They are both necessary for the protection of the nation’s interests and the leadership. Since the first tribes, totalitarianism is a long-standing tradition. Human nature, culture, and education have all played a role in the failure or success of the experiment. True anarchy would be a world where no one is bound by borders, rules, or flags. It’s a world of peace and mutual respect. We know, however, that it could never exist with humans. Anarchy is based on the idea that government exists to suppress freedom. This society can be regarded as an ultimate utopia. Many governments and democracies claim that individuals in their nation live in an idealized utopia because they are free. But this is usually not true. Anarchy is what happens when the individual takes control. Anarchy, like totalitarianism is stigmatized for being chaotic. Protestors, Bombs, Killings, Lack of Morals and Public Peace. Anarchy is often perceived as totalitarianism, but it can also be viewed in many other ways. Pure capitalism is an example of a system where there is little or no regulation of the industrial sector, and the market can operate freely without barriers or walls. Others consider freedom to earn money, to start a new business, and to work 13 or 14 hours per day to be dystopias. This paradoxical situation creates the perception that corporations with massive power and monopolies are totalitarian.
In the purest forms of totalitarian government, the nation is seen as the ultimate controller of all aspects of the market. In the case of modern-day democracies and communism, this can mean very little regulation. Totalitarian countries are also equipped with powerful militaries for a variety of purposes. Some militaries serve to maintain the regime and suppress revolutionaries, while others exist in order to protect their country’s sovereignty against other nations. These militaries can be highly trained, disciplined, or well-equipped depending upon the country’s economy. The law enforcement is another institution that’s common to totalitarian countries. In the name itself, the nation creates law and police enforce it. The design and purpose of police institutions may also differ. NKVD (the internal secret service of the USSR) was tasked with finding and removing political dissidents. U.S. police are a much less radical option. They execute laws that have been created by different levels of the government.
In the literal sense, anarchy is a state of no government. Anarchy means there is no government. And without government, these institutions do not exist. Survival is the key in anarchic societies. This is best illustrated by the Walking Dead. All governments are gone and all vestiges of civilization remain, but the people still live and form groups to survive. Anarchy will only be possible if a world-wide event or a mutually agreed agreement is the catalyst for it. As an example, groups formed by soldiers could form a self-defense militia. Large groups of ex-convicts are also capable of forming, whose sole purpose is to create chaos and destruction. Some groups form in and around villages and towns. There’s not a large organized government with a military that enforces their laws. Anarchy may devolve to this.
As we have already mentioned, anarchy in excess can lead to totalitarianism. There is nothing that can stop a group of heavily armed individuals from taking over local governments until the anarchy is gone. Perfect anarchy and totalitarianism don’t exist because they are too easy for people to abuse. It is not possible because of human nature. All governments are a mix of both extremes. Many totalitarian governments collapse because of oppression. Totalitarian systems often crumble due to the oppression of citizens. Cuba, after Bautista’s ouster, the U.S.A. during the American revolt against Britain, and even the French and Soviet Revolutions can be used as examples.
Similar processes are involved in the collapse or restoration of anarchy. Anarchy can be ended when one powerful group or armed group has the power to establish order and law. Modern civilization has few examples of chaos, other than those who live in extreme isolation, such as in the Arctic Circle. Wild West is the best example of anarchy in modern civilization. It was a period when mass migrations of people into isolated areas outpaced the pace of civilisation. Many groups and individuals founded cities to improve the lives of their families. Others fled civilization to the frontier and continued a life based on crime. The Wild West was soon over. Trains were used to connect the continent. Armies moved through deserts or plains. Every town had an extensive police force. The anarchy can last for a while, but the end comes when those with better and bigger guns get there.
Over the course of history, both ideologies have been subjected to a variety of experiments. Others were not mentioned. Humanity has been governed in this manner almost exclusively under totalitarianism. In our earliest societies, like Mesopatamia or Indus, we have always had a single leader who, in conjunction with a priestly order, created laws. Caste systems developed from this, and then feudalism. Feudalism focuses on the King and Emperor as the dominant leaders. These institutions have driven Europe forward throughout the entire medieval era. During the medieval period, these institutions continued to drive europe towards the enlightenment. In modern times, fascism or nazism is a good example of totalitarianism. These ideologies are based on giving everything up to the national goals and also communism. George Orwell’s novel 1984 and Aldous Husxley’s Brave New World paint a dystopian picture of a world where citizens’ lives are monitored, controlled and manipulated.
Anarchy is not a common phenomenon in history. The Wild West, and also the rise in pirates, both in the New World, as well tribal civilizations around the world were all examples of this period. There were many political movements which revolved around this idea, that the state and capitalism cannot be dissolved together. C.N.T F.A.I. was a group of Spanish anarchists who were active during the Spanish Civil War.
The struggle between totalitarianism versus freedom has existed and will continue to exist.
