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		<title>Equal Rights Amendment</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Theaccountben: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{discrimlaw}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The so-called '''Equal Rights Amendment''' ('''ERA''') was a proposed amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification with a deadline for ratification of seven years.  It was stopped by a [[conservative]] grassroots movement led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]], which raised compelling objections including the following:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require identical treatment of men and women, and boys and girls, in every way, such as allowing boys to compete in girls sports when a boy's school offers no boys' team for a sport (as required under the Massachusetts ERA {{Citation needed}})&lt;br /&gt;
*it would prohibit publicly run single-sex schools and classrooms&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require drafting women just like men, and putting women in combat just like men&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require [[same-sex &amp;quot;marriage&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*it would expand the power of the federal government and the courts&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The deadline for ratifying ERA expired on June 30, 1982, but like an episode from the ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' delusional [[liberal]]s think they can ignore the deadline and ratify it today.  Accordingly, it is referred to as &amp;quot;fake legislation&amp;quot; now. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Text==&lt;br /&gt;
The amendment, which was untitled and thus the name &amp;quot;Equal Rights Amendment&amp;quot; is unofficial, stated:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[sex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Impact on abortion and other issues==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Multiple state courts, interpreting their state ERAs, have held that ERA requires taxpayer-funded abortion.{{Citation needed}}  The New Mexico Supreme Court, for example, held that:&lt;br /&gt;
{{cquote|we conclude that classifications based on the unique ability of women to become pregnant and bear children are not exempt from a searching judicial inquiry under the Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. New Mexico's state constitution requires the State to provide a compelling justification for using such classifications to the disadvantage of the persons they classify. ...  Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution [requires taxpayer-funded abortion under the state Medicaid program].}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
''N.M. Right to Choose/Naral, Abortion &amp;amp; Reprod. Health Servs., Planned Parenthood of the Rio Grande v. Johnson'', 1999-NMSC-00 ¶¶ 43, 61, 43126 N.M. 788, 802, 806, 975 P.2d 841, 855, 859 (Nov. 25, 1998).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The purpose of the ERA was to prohibit many legal distinctions between men and women, and boys and girls.  An all-male draft or male-only combat regiments would presumably have become illegal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Anti-ERA Phyllis Schlafly quote&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  But equal representation of boys and girls on sports teams, and the termination of all-boys or all-girls sports teams, could have been required by [[judicial supremacy]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thirty-five out of the required 38 states ratified the amendment, but opposition led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] ultimately defeated it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Testimony in 2007 by Phyllis Schlafly against the Equal Rights Amendment is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7iEL54jY9Q here].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Congress then extended the deadline to 1982 in legislation that was later invalidated, though no other states ratified the amendment in the additional three years.  Several states rescinded their prior ratification of the amendment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
After women won the right to vote with the ratification of the [[Nineteenth Amendment‎]] in 1920, the next step for some feminists was the ERA; it was introduced in Congress and rejected in every one of its sessions from 1923 until 1972.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2003/ms003077.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was initially authored by Alice Paul, head of the National Women's Party, who led the suffrage campaign.  The original version of the ERA stated that &amp;quot;Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LOST-ERA.JPG|right|175px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The ERA was opposed by women who wanted special laws to protect women workers, including [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].  It was mostly supported by middle class Republican women. After Congress adopted the ERA and sent it to the states, a leader in opposing ratification was [[Phyllis Schlafly]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Congressional resolution that proposed the amendment set a ratification deadline of March 22, 1979. Through 1977, the amendment received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. Five states later rescinded their ratifications before the 1979 deadline: Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.thoughtco.com/which-states-ratified-the-era-3528872&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1978, a joint resolution of Congress extended the ratification deadline to June 30, 1982, without the required 2/3rds supermajority to do so, and no additional states ratified the amendment before the passing of the second deadline.  Some ERA advocates have absurdly argued that the deadline is non-binding and have lobbied state legislatures to either ratify for the first time or reverse their rescissions decades after 1982.  Defying logic, &amp;quot;Nevada Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment ... 35 Years After The Deadline,&amp;quot; as NPR described it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/21/520962541/nevada-on-cusp-of-ratifying-equal-rights-amendment-35-years-after-deadline&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Then, nearly 36 years after the deadline expired, the [[Democrat]]-controlled legislature in Illinois passed ERA, and within 24 hours its primary sponsor Lou Lang resigned his leadership position amid scandalous accusations by a woman that he had committed “terrible acts against her.”  The woman said of Rep. Lang, “I was harassed. I was intimidated. I was humiliated.”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-rep-lou-lang-accused-of-harassing-springfield-activist/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Advocacy==&lt;br /&gt;
The ERA was advocated by feminist writers [[Gloria Steinem]] and [[Betty Friedan]].  For example, a pro-ERA site claims that &amp;quot;[t]he new Constitution's promised rights were fully enjoyed only by certain white males. Women were treated according to social tradition and English common law and were denied most legal rights. In general they could not vote, own property, keep their own wages, or even have custody of their children.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/era.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In fact, the [[U.S. Constitution]] is gender neutral, without preference to men or women.  Section two of the Fourteenth Amendment uses the phrase &amp;quot;male inhabitants&amp;quot; to discourage any ongoing interference by the States with former slaves being able to vote.  This section does not infringe on women's rights in any way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Canadian Equivalent==&lt;br /&gt;
The Canadian equivalent to the ERA is known as Charter Section 28. It was ratified as a section of the Canadian Constitution in 1982, and came into effect in 1985. Since then, many laws have been invalidated because they were in violation of Charter Section 28.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[STOP ERA]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Feminism]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1960s]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Theaccountben</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Equal_Rights_Amendment&amp;diff=1528825</id>
		<title>Equal Rights Amendment</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Equal_Rights_Amendment&amp;diff=1528825"/>
		<updated>2019-06-03T01:03:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Theaccountben: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{discrimlaw}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The so-called '''Equal Rights Amendment''' ('''ERA''') was a proposed amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification with a deadline for ratification of seven years.  It was stopped by a [[conservative]] grassroots movement led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]], which raised compelling objections including the following:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require identical treatment of men and women, and boys and girls, in every way, such as allowing boys to compete in girls sports (as required under the Massachusetts ERA {{Citation needed}})&lt;br /&gt;
*it would prohibit publicly run single-sex schools and classrooms&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require drafting women just like men, and putting women in combat just like men&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require [[same-sex &amp;quot;marriage&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*it would expand the power of the federal government and the courts&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The deadline for ratifying ERA expired on June 30, 1982, but like an episode from the ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' delusional [[liberal]]s think they can ignore the deadline and ratify it today.  Accordingly, it is referred to as &amp;quot;fake legislation&amp;quot; now. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Text==&lt;br /&gt;
The amendment, which was untitled and thus the name &amp;quot;Equal Rights Amendment&amp;quot; is unofficial, stated:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[sex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Impact on abortion and other issues==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Multiple state courts, interpreting their state ERAs, have held that ERA requires taxpayer-funded abortion.{{Citation needed}}  The New Mexico Supreme Court, for example, held that:&lt;br /&gt;
{{cquote|we conclude that classifications based on the unique ability of women to become pregnant and bear children are not exempt from a searching judicial inquiry under the Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. New Mexico's state constitution requires the State to provide a compelling justification for using such classifications to the disadvantage of the persons they classify. ...  Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution [requires taxpayer-funded abortion under the state Medicaid program].}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
''N.M. Right to Choose/Naral, Abortion &amp;amp; Reprod. Health Servs., Planned Parenthood of the Rio Grande v. Johnson'', 1999-NMSC-00 ¶¶ 43, 61, 43126 N.M. 788, 802, 806, 975 P.2d 841, 855, 859 (Nov. 25, 1998).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The purpose of the ERA was to prohibit many legal distinctions between men and women, and boys and girls.  An all-male draft or male-only combat regiments would presumably have become illegal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Anti-ERA Phyllis Schlafly quote&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  But equal representation of boys and girls on sports teams, and the termination of all-boys or all-girls sports teams, could have been required by [[judicial supremacy]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thirty-five out of the required 38 states ratified the amendment, but opposition led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] ultimately defeated it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Testimony in 2007 by Phyllis Schlafly against the Equal Rights Amendment is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7iEL54jY9Q here].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Congress then extended the deadline to 1982 in legislation that was later invalidated, though no other states ratified the amendment in the additional three years.  Several states rescinded their prior ratification of the amendment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
After women won the right to vote with the ratification of the [[Nineteenth Amendment‎]] in 1920, the next step for some feminists was the ERA; it was introduced in Congress and rejected in every one of its sessions from 1923 until 1972.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2003/ms003077.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was initially authored by Alice Paul, head of the National Women's Party, who led the suffrage campaign.  The original version of the ERA stated that &amp;quot;Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LOST-ERA.JPG|right|175px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The ERA was opposed by women who wanted special laws to protect women workers, including [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].  It was mostly supported by middle class Republican women. After Congress adopted the ERA and sent it to the states, a leader in opposing ratification was [[Phyllis Schlafly]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Congressional resolution that proposed the amendment set a ratification deadline of March 22, 1979. Through 1977, the amendment received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. Five states later rescinded their ratifications before the 1979 deadline: Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.thoughtco.com/which-states-ratified-the-era-3528872&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1978, a joint resolution of Congress extended the ratification deadline to June 30, 1982, without the required 2/3rds supermajority to do so, and no additional states ratified the amendment before the passing of the second deadline.  Some ERA advocates have absurdly argued that the deadline is non-binding and have lobbied state legislatures to either ratify for the first time or reverse their rescissions decades after 1982.  Defying logic, &amp;quot;Nevada Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment ... 35 Years After The Deadline,&amp;quot; as NPR described it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/21/520962541/nevada-on-cusp-of-ratifying-equal-rights-amendment-35-years-after-deadline&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Then, nearly 36 years after the deadline expired, the [[Democrat]]-controlled legislature in Illinois passed ERA, and within 24 hours its primary sponsor Lou Lang resigned his leadership position amid scandalous accusations by a woman that he had committed “terrible acts against her.”  The woman said of Rep. Lang, “I was harassed. I was intimidated. I was humiliated.”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-rep-lou-lang-accused-of-harassing-springfield-activist/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Advocacy==&lt;br /&gt;
The ERA was advocated by feminist writers [[Gloria Steinem]] and [[Betty Friedan]].  For example, a pro-ERA site claims that &amp;quot;[t]he new Constitution's promised rights were fully enjoyed only by certain white males. Women were treated according to social tradition and English common law and were denied most legal rights. In general they could not vote, own property, keep their own wages, or even have custody of their children.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/era.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In fact, the [[U.S. Constitution]] is gender neutral, without preference to men or women.  Section two of the Fourteenth Amendment uses the phrase &amp;quot;male inhabitants&amp;quot; to discourage any ongoing interference by the States with former slaves being able to vote.  This section does not infringe on women's rights in any way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Canadian Equivalent==&lt;br /&gt;
The Canadian equivalent to the ERA is known as Charter Section 28. It was ratified as a section of the Canadian Constitution in 1982, and came into effect in 1985. Since then, many laws have been invalidated because they were in violation of Charter Section 28.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[STOP ERA]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Feminism]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1960s]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Theaccountben</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Equal_Rights_Amendment&amp;diff=1528824</id>
		<title>Equal Rights Amendment</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Equal_Rights_Amendment&amp;diff=1528824"/>
		<updated>2019-06-03T01:02:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Theaccountben: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{discrimlaw}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The so-called '''Equal Rights Amendment''' ('''ERA''') was a proposed amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification with a deadline for ratification of seven years.  It was stopped by a [[conservative]] grassroots movement led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]], which raised compelling objections including the following:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require identical treatment of men and women, and boys and girls, in every way, such as allowing boys to compete in girls sports (as required under the Massachusetts ERA)&lt;br /&gt;
*it would prohibit publicly run single-sex schools and classrooms&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require drafting women just like men, and putting women in combat just like men&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require [[same-sex &amp;quot;marriage&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*it would expand the power of the federal government and the courts&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The deadline for ratifying ERA expired on June 30, 1982, but like an episode from the ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' delusional [[liberal]]s think they can ignore the deadline and ratify it today.  Accordingly, it is referred to as &amp;quot;fake legislation&amp;quot; now. {{Citation needed}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Text==&lt;br /&gt;
The amendment, which was untitled and thus the name &amp;quot;Equal Rights Amendment&amp;quot; is unofficial, stated:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[sex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Impact on abortion and other issues==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Multiple state courts, interpreting their state ERAs, have held that ERA requires taxpayer-funded abortion.{{Citation needed}}  The New Mexico Supreme Court, for example, held that:&lt;br /&gt;
{{cquote|we conclude that classifications based on the unique ability of women to become pregnant and bear children are not exempt from a searching judicial inquiry under the Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. New Mexico's state constitution requires the State to provide a compelling justification for using such classifications to the disadvantage of the persons they classify. ...  Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution [requires taxpayer-funded abortion under the state Medicaid program].}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
''N.M. Right to Choose/Naral, Abortion &amp;amp; Reprod. Health Servs., Planned Parenthood of the Rio Grande v. Johnson'', 1999-NMSC-00 ¶¶ 43, 61, 43126 N.M. 788, 802, 806, 975 P.2d 841, 855, 859 (Nov. 25, 1998).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The purpose of the ERA was to prohibit many legal distinctions between men and women, and boys and girls.  An all-male draft or male-only combat regiments would presumably have become illegal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Anti-ERA Phyllis Schlafly quote&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  But equal representation of boys and girls on sports teams, and the termination of all-boys or all-girls sports teams, could have been required by [[judicial supremacy]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thirty-five out of the required 38 states ratified the amendment, but opposition led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] ultimately defeated it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Testimony in 2007 by Phyllis Schlafly against the Equal Rights Amendment is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7iEL54jY9Q here].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Congress then extended the deadline to 1982 in legislation that was later invalidated, though no other states ratified the amendment in the additional three years.  Several states rescinded their prior ratification of the amendment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
After women won the right to vote with the ratification of the [[Nineteenth Amendment‎]] in 1920, the next step for some feminists was the ERA; it was introduced in Congress and rejected in every one of its sessions from 1923 until 1972.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2003/ms003077.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was initially authored by Alice Paul, head of the National Women's Party, who led the suffrage campaign.  The original version of the ERA stated that &amp;quot;Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LOST-ERA.JPG|right|175px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The ERA was opposed by women who wanted special laws to protect women workers, including [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].  It was mostly supported by middle class Republican women. After Congress adopted the ERA and sent it to the states, a leader in opposing ratification was [[Phyllis Schlafly]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Congressional resolution that proposed the amendment set a ratification deadline of March 22, 1979. Through 1977, the amendment received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. Five states later rescinded their ratifications before the 1979 deadline: Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.thoughtco.com/which-states-ratified-the-era-3528872&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1978, a joint resolution of Congress extended the ratification deadline to June 30, 1982, without the required 2/3rds supermajority to do so, and no additional states ratified the amendment before the passing of the second deadline.  Some ERA advocates have absurdly argued that the deadline is non-binding and have lobbied state legislatures to either ratify for the first time or reverse their rescissions decades after 1982.  Defying logic, &amp;quot;Nevada Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment ... 35 Years After The Deadline,&amp;quot; as NPR described it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/21/520962541/nevada-on-cusp-of-ratifying-equal-rights-amendment-35-years-after-deadline&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Then, nearly 36 years after the deadline expired, the [[Democrat]]-controlled legislature in Illinois passed ERA, and within 24 hours its primary sponsor Lou Lang resigned his leadership position amid scandalous accusations by a woman that he had committed “terrible acts against her.”  The woman said of Rep. Lang, “I was harassed. I was intimidated. I was humiliated.”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-rep-lou-lang-accused-of-harassing-springfield-activist/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Advocacy==&lt;br /&gt;
The ERA was advocated by feminist writers [[Gloria Steinem]] and [[Betty Friedan]].  For example, a pro-ERA site claims that &amp;quot;[t]he new Constitution's promised rights were fully enjoyed only by certain white males. Women were treated according to social tradition and English common law and were denied most legal rights. In general they could not vote, own property, keep their own wages, or even have custody of their children.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/era.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In fact, the [[U.S. Constitution]] is gender neutral, without preference to men or women.  Section two of the Fourteenth Amendment uses the phrase &amp;quot;male inhabitants&amp;quot; to discourage any ongoing interference by the States with former slaves being able to vote.  This section does not infringe on women's rights in any way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Canadian Equivalent==&lt;br /&gt;
The Canadian equivalent to the ERA is known as Charter Section 28. It was ratified as a section of the Canadian Constitution in 1982, and came into effect in 1985. Since then, many laws have been invalidated because they were in violation of Charter Section 28.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[STOP ERA]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Feminism]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1960s]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Theaccountben</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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The so-called '''Equal Rights Amendment''' ('''ERA''') was a proposed amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification with a deadline for ratification of seven years.  It was stopped by a [[conservative]] grassroots movement led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]], which raised compelling objections including the following:&lt;br /&gt;
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*it would require identical treatment of men and women, and boys and girls, in every way, such as allowing boys to compete in girls sports (as required under the Massachusetts ERA)&lt;br /&gt;
*it would prohibit single-sex schools and classrooms&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require drafting women just like men, and putting women in combat just like men&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]&lt;br /&gt;
*it would require [[same-sex &amp;quot;marriage&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*it would expand the power of the federal government and the courts&lt;br /&gt;
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The deadline for ratifying ERA expired on June 30, 1982, but like an episode from the ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' delusional [[liberal]]s think they can ignore the deadline and ratify it today.  Accordingly, it is referred to as &amp;quot;fake legislation&amp;quot; now. {{Citation needed}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Text==&lt;br /&gt;
The amendment, which was untitled and thus the name &amp;quot;Equal Rights Amendment&amp;quot; is unofficial, stated:&lt;br /&gt;
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:SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[sex]].&lt;br /&gt;
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:SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.&lt;br /&gt;
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:SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Impact on abortion and other issues==&lt;br /&gt;
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Multiple state courts, interpreting their state ERAs, have held that ERA requires taxpayer-funded abortion.{{Citation needed}}  The New Mexico Supreme Court, for example, held that:&lt;br /&gt;
{{cquote|we conclude that classifications based on the unique ability of women to become pregnant and bear children are not exempt from a searching judicial inquiry under the Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. New Mexico's state constitution requires the State to provide a compelling justification for using such classifications to the disadvantage of the persons they classify. ...  Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution [requires taxpayer-funded abortion under the state Medicaid program].}}&lt;br /&gt;
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''N.M. Right to Choose/Naral, Abortion &amp;amp; Reprod. Health Servs., Planned Parenthood of the Rio Grande v. Johnson'', 1999-NMSC-00 ¶¶ 43, 61, 43126 N.M. 788, 802, 806, 975 P.2d 841, 855, 859 (Nov. 25, 1998).&lt;br /&gt;
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The purpose of the ERA was to prohibit many legal distinctions between men and women, and boys and girls.  An all-male draft or male-only combat regiments would presumably have become illegal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Anti-ERA Phyllis Schlafly quote&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  But equal representation of boys and girls on sports teams, and the termination of all-boys or all-girls sports teams, could have been required by [[judicial supremacy]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Thirty-five out of the required 38 states ratified the amendment, but opposition led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] ultimately defeated it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Testimony in 2007 by Phyllis Schlafly against the Equal Rights Amendment is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7iEL54jY9Q here].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Congress then extended the deadline to 1982 in legislation that was later invalidated, though no other states ratified the amendment in the additional three years.  Several states rescinded their prior ratification of the amendment.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
After women won the right to vote with the ratification of the [[Nineteenth Amendment‎]] in 1920, the next step for some feminists was the ERA; it was introduced in Congress and rejected in every one of its sessions from 1923 until 1972.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2003/ms003077.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was initially authored by Alice Paul, head of the National Women's Party, who led the suffrage campaign.  The original version of the ERA stated that &amp;quot;Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LOST-ERA.JPG|right|175px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The ERA was opposed by women who wanted special laws to protect women workers, including [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].  It was mostly supported by middle class Republican women. After Congress adopted the ERA and sent it to the states, a leader in opposing ratification was [[Phyllis Schlafly]].&lt;br /&gt;
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The Congressional resolution that proposed the amendment set a ratification deadline of March 22, 1979. Through 1977, the amendment received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. Five states later rescinded their ratifications before the 1979 deadline: Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.thoughtco.com/which-states-ratified-the-era-3528872&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1978, a joint resolution of Congress extended the ratification deadline to June 30, 1982, without the required 2/3rds supermajority to do so, and no additional states ratified the amendment before the passing of the second deadline.  Some ERA advocates have absurdly argued that the deadline is non-binding and have lobbied state legislatures to either ratify for the first time or reverse their rescissions decades after 1982.  Defying logic, &amp;quot;Nevada Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment ... 35 Years After The Deadline,&amp;quot; as NPR described it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/21/520962541/nevada-on-cusp-of-ratifying-equal-rights-amendment-35-years-after-deadline&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Then, nearly 36 years after the deadline expired, the [[Democrat]]-controlled legislature in Illinois passed ERA, and within 24 hours its primary sponsor Lou Lang resigned his leadership position amid scandalous accusations by a woman that he had committed “terrible acts against her.”  The woman said of Rep. Lang, “I was harassed. I was intimidated. I was humiliated.”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-rep-lou-lang-accused-of-harassing-springfield-activist/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Advocacy==&lt;br /&gt;
The ERA was advocated by feminist writers [[Gloria Steinem]] and [[Betty Friedan]].  For example, a pro-ERA site claims that &amp;quot;[t]he new Constitution's promised rights were fully enjoyed only by certain white males. Women were treated according to social tradition and English common law and were denied most legal rights. In general they could not vote, own property, keep their own wages, or even have custody of their children.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/era.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In fact, the [[U.S. Constitution]] is gender neutral, without preference to men or women.  Section two of the Fourteenth Amendment uses the phrase &amp;quot;male inhabitants&amp;quot; to discourage any ongoing interference by the States with former slaves being able to vote.  This section does not infringe on women's rights in any way.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Canadian Equivalent==&lt;br /&gt;
The Canadian equivalent to the ERA is known as Charter Section 28. It was ratified as a section of the Canadian Constitution in 1982, and came into effect in 1985. Since then, many laws have been invalidated because they were in violation of Charter Section 28.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[STOP ERA]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Feminism]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Anarchism''' is a [[political]] philosophy advocating the removal of the State and the establishment of a society without [[government]]. The term is of [[Greek language|Greek]] origin (coming from the word &amp;quot;αναρχία&amp;quot; (anarchia), meaning &amp;quot;without rulers&amp;quot;.)  Anarchists oppose the use of prisons.  Anarchists tend to oppose any form of government, but can be found expressing support for [[direct democracy]], [[freedom of speech]], de-centralism, individualism and anti-authoritarianism.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anarchists have traditionally been irreligious/anti-religion/[[Atheism|atheists]] (see: [[Atheism and anarchism]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;theanarchistlibrary.org&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.theanarchistlibrary.org/HTML/Nicolas_Walter__Anarchism_and_Religion.html Nicolas Walter. &amp;quot;Anarchism and Religion&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Anarchists generally oppose what [[Noam Chomsky]] has termed &amp;quot;illegitimate authority&amp;quot;. Most anarchists consider the state and other coercive entities illegitimate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although Anarchism is considered in some instances to be right-wing, due to it effectively being the opposite of left-wing ideals such as totalitarian government and government expansion, it should be noted that most anarchists are were explicitly left-wing in their outlook, including Chomsky as noted above, as well as [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], [[Michel Foucault]], [[Bill Ayers]], as well as [[Sacco and Vanzetti]] and various people belonging to the [[New Left]] as they generally oppose capitalism. In addition, [[Karl Marx]], when advocating for communism/socialism, iterated one of the endgoals as being a &amp;quot;stateless society&amp;quot;, which meant he advocated for anarchism. In fact, [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]], the French politician who first used the term &amp;quot;anarchist&amp;quot; in reference to himself, denounced capitalism by declaring &amp;quot;property is theft&amp;quot; and otherwise held several leftist views (including anti-Semitism).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Traditional anarchism==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Traditional anarchism is similar to [[communism]], though unlike communism, traditional anarchists do not favor [[socialism]] as a means to their end, as it requires a state. Traditional anarchists advocate the formation of [[collective]]s. Traditional anarchism rejects all authority, both of business and of government.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Types of anarchism==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Christian anarchism===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Tolstoy.jpg|thumb|Leo Tolstoy]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Christianity]] has been influential on some anarchists.  Russian novelist [[Leo Tolstoy]] is an important figure in this trend.  Tolstoy's Christian anarchism was outlined in his book ''The Kingdom of God is Within You''.  Like all Christian anarchists, he believed that the only authority is God, therefore government is illegitimate.  To support their views, Christian anarchists quote the following passage by [[Paul]]:&lt;br /&gt;
{{cquote|&amp;quot;There is no authority except that which God has established.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Anarcho-syndicalism===&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho syndicalism is the most influential branch of anarchism worldwide, partly due to the syndicalists' involvement in the [[Spanish Civil War]].  Anarcho-syndicalism emphasizes workers' rights and trade unionism.  In a syndicalist society workers would be self-managing, and a union of all workers would take the place of government.  Syndicalism is not firmly opposed to the currency or trade of capitalism like most other branches. Famous anarcho-syndicalists are [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Buenaventura Durruti]] and [[Georges Sorel]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Individualist anarchism===&lt;br /&gt;
Unlike many forms of traditional anarchism, individualist anarchism does not, in a sense, advocate collectivism.  Many individualist anarchists argue that both collective and individual freedom can go hand-in-hand. Individualist anarchists differ on the issues of [[private property]] and other rights.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Anarcho-capitalism===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Anarcho-capitalism}}&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho-capitalism is a form of individualist anarchism that favors private police agencies, security companies, and arbitration as opposed to government.  Anarcho-capitalism is the most extreme form of [[libertarianism]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Traditional anarchists argue that anarcho-capitalists are not true anarchists. This is due to the anarcho-capitalists' support of the supposed authority of business and private property.  Traditional anarchists argue that one cannot live without wages under a [[capitalist]] system.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anarcho-capitalists argue that all support of business is voluntary, since one can choose between companies or create their own under a capitalist system. Anarcho-capitalists reject collectives, since they focus on the community rather than the individual, which may lead to a loss of individual freedom.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Green anarchism===&lt;br /&gt;
Green anarchists oppose the hierarchy, in which the [[human]] stands about the [[animal]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Anarcho-Nihilism===&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho-Nihilism is the view to destroy any and all forms of order and leave it in total lawlessness and lacking any restraints, especially the removal of Western order. Considered left-wing and is sometimes affiliated with Cultural Marxism. A notable example of this type of anarchism is from the Matrix trilogy. Another example is the Russian Nihilist movement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Anarchism in practice==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Anti-Trump anarchists, 2017.jpg|thumb|225px|Anarchists protesting Trump on Inauguration Day 2017]]&lt;br /&gt;
Anarchism ranges through a number of different ideologies and practices. Some anarchists limit themselves to peaceful marches. Most refrain from voting. Others lead an insurrectionist lifestyle, which can include throwing rocks through Starbucks windows, yelling expletives at policemen, hacking into white nationalist or neo-Nazi websites, forming black blocs at national protests, and generally wreaking havoc on the system they are fighting against. &lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[Spanish Civil War]] there occurred in the Republican areas a &amp;quot;Spanish Revolution&amp;quot;.  It involved the taking over of workplaces by those who worked in them.  Industry began to be organized non-hierarchically.  The anarchist union the CNT did this with considerable success.&lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[Russian Civil War]] the Ukrainian [[Nestor Makhno]] established an Anarchist Society, that was destroyed by the [[Red Army]] in 1920.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anarchists also tended to think that even the concept of the law, especially enforcing it, as well as national borders, was considered &amp;quot;state-sanctioned violence&amp;quot; and thus generally protested against it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270964/new-anne-frank-play-casts-ice-nazis-matthew-vadum&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Americans, anarchism and atheism ==&lt;br /&gt;
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''See also:'' [[Sociology of &amp;quot;atheism is un-American&amp;quot; view]] and [[American atheism]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Charles Louis Richter declared in his interview with the International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism (ISHASH) about [[American atheism|America and atheism]]:&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cquote|The turn of the century ended the [[Golden Age of Freethought|golden age of nineteenth century freethought]] with two events: the death of [[Robert G. Ingersoll|Robert Ingersoll]] in 1899, and the assassination of President [[William McKinley]] in 1901. The lack of a widely popular voice for irreligion, combined with the murder of the president by an anarchist, led to a backlash against not only anarchism but also atheism. From that point, Americans tended to see irreligion in terms of whatever ostensibly foreign ideology seemed most threatening. So for the rest of the century, we see atheism and atheists associated with anarchism, [[fascism]], [[socialism]], and of course [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-style communism. By the late seventies, [[secular humanism]] became the buzzword for a whole suite of threats not only to religion, but to Americanism. It’s important to note that this phenomenon is not limited to the political or [[religious right]]; [[liberal]]s also framed irreligion as un-American.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/ ISHASH MEMBER INTERVIEW: CHARLES LOUIS RICHTER], International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Other uses==&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to being a philosophy, anarchy can also be a description of a system in which there is no higher governmental authority. The world level of political interaction is considered anarchical, because there is no power over the sovereign states (i.e. there is no world government).&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atheism and anarchism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anarcho-capitalism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Left]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nihilism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anarchopedia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.infoshop.org/faq/ An Anarchist FAQ] - From a traditional anarchist point of view.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.mises.org/ Ludwig von Mises Institute] - Promotes Austrian [[economics]] as well as anarcho-capitalism.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/anarchy/ What Liberals Say - Category: Anarchy], [[Accuracy In Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Anarchism''' is a [[political]] philosophy advocating the removal of the State and the establishment of a society without [[government]]. The term is of [[Greek language|Greek]] origin (coming from the word &amp;quot;αναρχία&amp;quot; (anarchia), meaning &amp;quot;without rulers&amp;quot;.)  Anarchists oppose the use of prisons.  Anarchists tend to oppose any form of government, but can be found expressing support for [[direct democracy]], [[freedom of speech]], de-centralism, individualism and anti-authoritarianism.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Anarchists have traditionally been irreligious/anti-religion/[[Atheism|atheists]] (see: [[Atheism and anarchism]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;theanarchistlibrary.org&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.theanarchistlibrary.org/HTML/Nicolas_Walter__Anarchism_and_Religion.html Nicolas Walter. &amp;quot;Anarchism and Religion&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Anarchists generally oppose what [[Noam Chomsky]] has termed &amp;quot;illegitimate authority&amp;quot;. Most anarchists consider the state and other coercive entities illegitimate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although Anarchism is considered in some instances to be right-wing, due to it effectively being the opposite of left-wing ideals such as totalitarian government and government expansion, it should be noted that there were several anarchists who were explicitly left-wing in their outlook, including Chomsky as noted above, as well as [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], [[Michel Foucault]], [[Bill Ayers]], as well as [[Sacco and Vanzetti]] and various people belonging to the [[New Left]]. In addition, [[Karl Marx]], when advocating for communism/socialism, iterated one of the endgoals as being a &amp;quot;stateless society&amp;quot;, which meant he advocated for anarchism. In fact, [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]], the French politician who first used the term &amp;quot;anarchist&amp;quot; in reference to himself, denounced capitalism by declaring &amp;quot;property is theft&amp;quot; and otherwise held several leftist views (including anti-Semitism).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Traditional anarchism==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Traditional anarchism is similar to [[communism]], though unlike communism, traditional anarchists do not favor [[socialism]] as a means to their end, as it requires a state. Traditional anarchists advocate the formation of [[collective]]s. Traditional anarchism rejects all authority, both of business and of government.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Types of anarchism==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Christian anarchism===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Tolstoy.jpg|thumb|Leo Tolstoy]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Christianity]] has been influential on some anarchists.  Russian novelist [[Leo Tolstoy]] is an important figure in this trend.  Tolstoy's Christian anarchism was outlined in his book ''The Kingdom of God is Within You''.  Like all Christian anarchists, he believed that the only authority is God, therefore government is illegitimate.  To support their views, Christian anarchists quote the following passage by [[Paul]]:&lt;br /&gt;
{{cquote|&amp;quot;There is no authority except that which God has established.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Anarcho-syndicalism===&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho syndicalism is the most influential branch of anarchism worldwide, partly due to the syndicalists' involvement in the [[Spanish Civil War]].  Anarcho-syndicalism emphasizes workers' rights and trade unionism.  In a syndicalist society workers would be self-managing, and a union of all workers would take the place of government.  Syndicalism is not firmly opposed to the currency or trade of capitalism like most other branches. Famous anarcho-syndicalists are [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Buenaventura Durruti]] and [[Georges Sorel]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Individualist anarchism===&lt;br /&gt;
Unlike many forms of traditional anarchism, individualist anarchism does not, in a sense, advocate collectivism.  Many individualist anarchists argue that both collective and individual freedom can go hand-in-hand. Individualist anarchists differ on the issues of [[private property]] and other rights.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Anarcho-capitalism===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Anarcho-capitalism}}&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho-capitalism is a form of individualist anarchism that favors private police agencies, security companies, and arbitration as opposed to government.  Anarcho-capitalism is the most extreme form of [[libertarianism]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Traditional anarchists argue that anarcho-capitalists are not true anarchists. This is due to the anarcho-capitalists' support of the supposed authority of business and private property.  Traditional anarchists argue that one cannot live without wages under a [[capitalist]] system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho-capitalists argue that all support of business is voluntary, since one can choose between companies or create their own under a capitalist system. Anarcho-capitalists reject collectives, since they focus on the community rather than the individual, which may lead to a loss of individual freedom.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Green anarchism===&lt;br /&gt;
Green anarchists oppose the hierarchy, in which the [[human]] stands about the [[animal]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Anarcho-Nihilism===&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho-Nihilism is the view to destroy any and all forms of order and leave it in total lawlessness and lacking any restraints, especially the removal of Western order. Considered left-wing and is sometimes affiliated with Cultural Marxism. A notable example of this type of anarchism is from the Matrix trilogy. Another example is the Russian Nihilist movement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Anarchism in practice==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Anti-Trump anarchists, 2017.jpg|thumb|225px|Anarchists protesting Trump on Inauguration Day 2017]]&lt;br /&gt;
Anarchism ranges through a number of different ideologies and practices. Some anarchists limit themselves to peaceful marches. Most refrain from voting. Others lead an insurrectionist lifestyle, which can include throwing rocks through Starbucks windows, yelling expletives at policemen, hacking into white nationalist or neo-Nazi websites, forming black blocs at national protests, and generally wreaking havoc on the system they are fighting against. &lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[Spanish Civil War]] there occurred in the Republican areas a &amp;quot;Spanish Revolution&amp;quot;.  It involved the taking over of workplaces by those who worked in them.  Industry began to be organized non-hierarchically.  The anarchist union the CNT did this with considerable success.&lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[Russian Civil War]] the Ukrainian [[Nestor Makhno]] established an Anarchist Society, that was destroyed by the [[Red Army]] in 1920.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anarchists also tended to think that even the concept of the law, especially enforcing it, as well as national borders, was considered &amp;quot;state-sanctioned violence&amp;quot; and thus generally protested against it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270964/new-anne-frank-play-casts-ice-nazis-matthew-vadum&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Americans, anarchism and atheism ==&lt;br /&gt;
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''See also:'' [[Sociology of &amp;quot;atheism is un-American&amp;quot; view]] and [[American atheism]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Charles Louis Richter declared in his interview with the International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism (ISHASH) about [[American atheism|America and atheism]]:&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cquote|The turn of the century ended the [[Golden Age of Freethought|golden age of nineteenth century freethought]] with two events: the death of [[Robert G. Ingersoll|Robert Ingersoll]] in 1899, and the assassination of President [[William McKinley]] in 1901. The lack of a widely popular voice for irreligion, combined with the murder of the president by an anarchist, led to a backlash against not only anarchism but also atheism. From that point, Americans tended to see irreligion in terms of whatever ostensibly foreign ideology seemed most threatening. So for the rest of the century, we see atheism and atheists associated with anarchism, [[fascism]], [[socialism]], and of course [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-style communism. By the late seventies, [[secular humanism]] became the buzzword for a whole suite of threats not only to religion, but to Americanism. It’s important to note that this phenomenon is not limited to the political or [[religious right]]; [[liberal]]s also framed irreligion as un-American.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/ ISHASH MEMBER INTERVIEW: CHARLES LOUIS RICHTER], International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Other uses==&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to being a philosophy, anarchy can also be a description of a system in which there is no higher governmental authority. The world level of political interaction is considered anarchical, because there is no power over the sovereign states (i.e. there is no world government).&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atheism and anarchism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anarcho-capitalism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Left]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nihilism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anarchopedia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.infoshop.org/faq/ An Anarchist FAQ] - From a traditional anarchist point of view.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.mises.org/ Ludwig von Mises Institute] - Promotes Austrian [[economics]] as well as anarcho-capitalism.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/anarchy/ What Liberals Say - Category: Anarchy], [[Accuracy In Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[File:Anarchy-symbol.svg.png|thumbnail|250px|right|The symbol of Anarchism]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Anarchism''' is a [[political]] philosophy advocating the removal of the State and the establishment of a society without [[government]]. The term is of [[Greek language|Greek]] origin (coming from the word &amp;quot;αναρχία&amp;quot; (anarchia), meaning &amp;quot;without rulers&amp;quot;.)  Anarchists oppose the use of prisons.  Anarchists tend to oppose any form of government, but can be found expressing support for [[direct democracy]], [[freedom of speech]], de-centralism, individualism and anti-authoritarianism.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anarchists have traditionally been irreligious/anti-religion/[[Atheism|atheists]] (see: [[Atheism and anarchism]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;theanarchistlibrary.org&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.theanarchistlibrary.org/HTML/Nicolas_Walter__Anarchism_and_Religion.html Nicolas Walter. &amp;quot;Anarchism and Religion&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Anarchists generally oppose what [[Noam Chomsky]] has termed &amp;quot;illegitimate authority. Most anarchists consider the state and other coercive entities illegitimate.&lt;br /&gt;
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Although Anarchism is considered in some instances to be right-wing, due to it effectively being the opposite of left-wing ideals such as totalitarian government and government expansion, it should be noted that there were several anarchists who were explicitly left-wing in their outlook, including Chomsky as noted above, as well as [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], [[Michel Foucault]], [[Bill Ayers]], as well as [[Sacco and Vanzetti]] and various people belonging to the [[New Left]]. In addition, [[Karl Marx]], when advocating for communism/socialism, iterated one of the endgoals as being a &amp;quot;stateless society&amp;quot;, which meant he advocated for anarchism. In fact, [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]], the French politician who first used the term &amp;quot;anarchist&amp;quot; in reference to himself, denounced capitalism by declaring &amp;quot;property is theft&amp;quot; and otherwise held several leftist views (including anti-Semitism).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Traditional anarchism==&lt;br /&gt;
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Traditional anarchism is similar to [[communism]], though unlike communism, traditional anarchists do not favor [[socialism]] as a means to their end, as it requires a state. Traditional anarchists advocate the formation of [[collective]]s. Traditional anarchism rejects all authority, both of business and of government.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Types of anarchism==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Christian anarchism===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Tolstoy.jpg|thumb|Leo Tolstoy]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Christianity]] has been influential on some anarchists.  Russian novelist [[Leo Tolstoy]] is an important figure in this trend.  Tolstoy's Christian anarchism was outlined in his book ''The Kingdom of God is Within You''.  Like all Christian anarchists, he believed that the only authority is God, therefore government is illegitimate.  To support their views, Christian anarchists quote the following passage by [[Paul]]:&lt;br /&gt;
{{cquote|&amp;quot;There is no authority except that which God has established.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Anarcho-syndicalism===&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho syndicalism is the most influential branch of anarchism worldwide, partly due to the syndicalists' involvement in the [[Spanish Civil War]].  Anarcho-syndicalism emphasizes workers' rights and trade unionism.  In a syndicalist society workers would be self-managing, and a union of all workers would take the place of government.  Syndicalism is not firmly opposed to the currency or trade of capitalism like most other branches. Famous anarcho-syndicalists are [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Buenaventura Durruti]] and [[Georges Sorel]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Individualist anarchism===&lt;br /&gt;
Unlike many forms of traditional anarchism, individualist anarchism does not, in a sense, advocate collectivism.  Many individualist anarchists argue that both collective and individual freedom can go hand-in-hand. Individualist anarchists differ on the issues of [[private property]] and other rights.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Anarcho-capitalism===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Anarcho-capitalism}}&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho-capitalism is a form of individualist anarchism that favors private police agencies, security companies, and arbitration as opposed to government.  Anarcho-capitalism is the most extreme form of [[libertarianism]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Traditional anarchists argue that anarcho-capitalists are not true anarchists. This is due to the anarcho-capitalists' support of the supposed authority of business and private property.  Traditional anarchists argue that one cannot live without wages under a [[capitalist]] system.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anarcho-capitalists argue that all support of business is voluntary, since one can choose between companies or create their own under a capitalist system. Anarcho-capitalists reject collectives, since they focus on the community rather than the individual, which may lead to a loss of individual freedom.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Green anarchism===&lt;br /&gt;
Green anarchists oppose the hierarchy, in which the [[human]] stands about the [[animal]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Anarcho-Nihilism===&lt;br /&gt;
Anarcho-Nihilism is the view to destroy any and all forms of order and leave it in total lawlessness and lacking any restraints, especially the removal of Western order. Considered left-wing and is sometimes affiliated with Cultural Marxism. A notable example of this type of anarchism is from the Matrix trilogy. Another example is the Russian Nihilist movement.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Anarchism in practice==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Anti-Trump anarchists, 2017.jpg|thumb|225px|Anarchists protesting Trump on Inauguration Day 2017]]&lt;br /&gt;
Anarchism ranges through a number of different ideologies and practices. Some anarchists limit themselves to peaceful marches. Most refrain from voting. Others lead an insurrectionist lifestyle, which can include throwing rocks through Starbucks windows, yelling expletives at policemen, hacking into white nationalist or neo-Nazi websites, forming black blocs at national protests, and generally wreaking havoc on the system they are fighting against. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
During the [[Spanish Civil War]] there occurred in the Republican areas a &amp;quot;Spanish Revolution&amp;quot;.  It involved the taking over of workplaces by those who worked in them.  Industry began to be organized non-hierarchically.  The anarchist union the CNT did this with considerable success.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
During the [[Russian Civil War]] the Ukrainian [[Nestor Makhno]] established an Anarchist Society, that was destroyed by the [[Red Army]] in 1920.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Anarchists also tended to think that even the concept of the law, especially enforcing it, as well as national borders, was considered &amp;quot;state-sanctioned violence&amp;quot; and thus generally protested against it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270964/new-anne-frank-play-casts-ice-nazis-matthew-vadum&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Americans, anarchism and atheism ==&lt;br /&gt;
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''See also:'' [[Sociology of &amp;quot;atheism is un-American&amp;quot; view]] and [[American atheism]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Charles Louis Richter declared in his interview with the International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism (ISHASH) about [[American atheism|America and atheism]]:&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cquote|The turn of the century ended the [[Golden Age of Freethought|golden age of nineteenth century freethought]] with two events: the death of [[Robert G. Ingersoll|Robert Ingersoll]] in 1899, and the assassination of President [[William McKinley]] in 1901. The lack of a widely popular voice for irreligion, combined with the murder of the president by an anarchist, led to a backlash against not only anarchism but also atheism. From that point, Americans tended to see irreligion in terms of whatever ostensibly foreign ideology seemed most threatening. So for the rest of the century, we see atheism and atheists associated with anarchism, [[fascism]], [[socialism]], and of course [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-style communism. By the late seventies, [[secular humanism]] became the buzzword for a whole suite of threats not only to religion, but to Americanism. It’s important to note that this phenomenon is not limited to the political or [[religious right]]; [[liberal]]s also framed irreligion as un-American.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/ ISHASH MEMBER INTERVIEW: CHARLES LOUIS RICHTER], International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Other uses==&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to being a philosophy, anarchy can also be a description of a system in which there is no higher governmental authority. The world level of political interaction is considered anarchical, because there is no power over the sovereign states (i.e. there is no world government).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atheism and anarchism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anarcho-capitalism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Left]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nihilism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anarchopedia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.infoshop.org/faq/ An Anarchist FAQ] - From a traditional anarchist point of view.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.mises.org/ Ludwig von Mises Institute] - Promotes Austrian [[economics]] as well as anarcho-capitalism.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/anarchy/ What Liberals Say - Category: Anarchy], [[Accuracy In Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
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