An anarchist is someone who advocates for the philosophy of anarchism. Of course, a person may simply believe in anarchism as a valuable social model, but anarchism is really something that has to be enacted.
Anarchism is the belief that government is unnecessary or even harmful to the populace. An anarchist may believe in and advocate for the abolition of government in favor of self-governed societies. Many anarchists believe that social ills like crime and poverty are the result of hierarchical, governed societies and that abolishing government would allow man to return to a natural state of peace and equality.
Moderate anarchists may seek to operate "within the system" by voting or pushing for changes in policy that decrease the influence government has over the people. More radical anarchists may desire to obliterate government entities violently, considering such actions a service to the people. Luckily, most anarchists of this type are unsuccessful.
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