D.1 Why does state intervention occur?

Section D – How do statism and capitalism affect society?

This section of the FAQ indicates how both statism and capitalism affect the society they exist in. It is a continuation of sections B (Why do anarchists oppose the current system?) and C (What are the myths of capitalist economics?) and it discusses the impact of the underlying social and power relationships within the current system on society.

Section D – How do statism and capitalism affect society?

Introduction

D.1 Why does state intervention occur?

D.1.1 Does state intervention cause the problems to begin with?
D.1.2 Is state intervention the result of democracy?
D.1.3 Is state intervention socialistic?

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H.6 Why did the Russian Revolution fail?

H.5 What is vanguardism and why do anarchists reject it?

Many socialists follow the ideas of Lenin and, in particular, his ideas on vanguard parties. These ideas were expounded by Lenin in his (in)famous work What is to be Done? which is considered as one of the important books in the development of Bolshevism.

H.4 Didn’t Engels refute anarchism in "On Authority"?

H.3 What are the myths of state socialism?

H.2 What parts of anarchism do Marxists particularly misrepresent?

Many people involved in politics will soon discover that Marxist groups (particularly Leninist ones) organise "debates" about anarchism. These meetings are usually entitled "Marxism and Anarchism" and are usually organised after anarchists have been active in the area or have made the headlines somewhere.

C.12 Doesn’t Hong Kong show the potentials of "free market" capitalism?

C.11 Doesn’t neo-liberalism in Chile prove that the free market benefits everyone?