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| − | Anarchists have often been portrayed as dangerous and violent, due mainly to a number of high-profile violent acts including [[riot]]s, [[assassination]]s, and [[insurrection]]s involving anarchists. Since the 1970s, the punk image of irresponsible youths has also been associated with [[anarchist symbolism]], so furthering the association with violence.
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| − | The use of [[terrorism]] and [[assassination]], however, is condemned by most anarchist ideology, though there remains no [[consensus]] on the legitimacy or utility of violence.
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| − | Some anarchists share Leo Tolstoy's [[Christian anarchism|Christian anarchist]] belief in [[Nonviolence|non-violence]]. These [[anarcho-pacifism|anarcho-pacifists]] advocate [[Nonviolent resistance|non-violent resistance]] as the only method of achieving a truly anarchist revolution. They often see violence as the basis of government and coercion and argue that, as such, violence is illegitimate, no matter who is the target. Some of Proudhon's [[France|French]] followers even saw [[strike action]] as coercive and refused to take part in such traditional socialist tactics.
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| − | Other Non-Violent anarchists advocate [[Marshall Rosenberg]]'s
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| − | ==Credits==
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| − | *Original text is compilation of two texts: (1) Definition from [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and (2) [http://www.infoshop.org/faq/ An Anarchist FAQ].
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