Collectivist anarchism, and anarcho-communists, call for a new utopian system that removes capitalism and the state, and introduces new social arrangements based on common ownership, mutual aid, economic equality and freely-formed 'natural' communities. Having said this, different strands of anarchism offer different visions of an ideal society. For anarchists, this type of social arrangement maximises liberty, equality and solidarity. Almost every type of anarchist utopia is a decentralised society, based on free association and self-regulation, where people govern and organise themselves. This ideal society rests on anarchism’s optimistic view that humankind’s capacity for development, and the creation of a harmonious natural social order, can be nurtured in the absence of the state. All anarchists are utopian because they believe that it is possible to create an alternative ‘perfect’ society where the present-day social, economic and political evils have been removed and humans can realise their full potential.
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