Anarchism and tyranny have coexisted for a long time, but it was only in the early 1990s that the term “anarchy and tyranny” became popular, largely thanks to the late conservative thinker Sam Francis.
Francis was among many individuals criticized by the Southern Poverty Law Center and noted the following in the US and beyond:
Both anarchy, where laws aren’t enforced, and tyranny, where laws are used oppressively, shape our society. Citizens are criminalized through excessive taxation, bureaucracy, invasions of privacy, and changes to family and educational structures. This creates a maze of ideological control via “sensitivity training,” multicultural curricula, and laws that disproportionately affect law-abiding citizens, like gun control measures that fail to hinder real criminals.
“Choose your words carefully or you’ll go to jail.”
The Biden administration’s handling of the southern border crisis, along with how various liberal states approach crime, seems to echo Francis’s ideas.
However, a stark example of anarchic tyranny can be seen in Britain today. Recent events there include:
- A young white man being handcuffed while a Sikh who fatally stabbed him in an unprovoked incident wasn’t arrested.
- A 20-year-old white man was detained by police following an unprovoked attack by a group of black individuals.
- A Jewish resident in London threatened with arrest for attempting to cross a street occupied by pro-Hamas demonstrators.
- British police arresting a man for voicing criticism of a Palestinian flag in his area.
- Several Christians facing charges for praying silently near an abortion facility.
- A judge neglecting the law by only enforcing minimum prison sentences for repeat offenders found with knives 40% of the time.
- A strong response from authorities against demonstrators in Northern Ireland following a violent attack on a British man.
- Authorities in Northern Ireland treating Black Lives Matter protests with leniency while cracking down on Irish Lives Matter demonstrators.
- A man detained for trying to clear climate change activists blocking traffic.
- The systematic abuse of white girls being downplayed to avoid offending the Pakistani community.
- Law enforcement treating anti-jihadist activist Tommy Robinson as a threat.
- A Pakistani child rapist being allowed to stay in the UK due to fears of backlash if deported.
- A Ugandan gang member evading deportation despite his involvement in a murder.
- A man facing conviction for displaying stickers deemed provocative.
- Female police officers catching someone catcalling while jogging in plain clothes.
Each week reveals more of this anarchic tyranny within the UK.
Neil O’Brien, a member of Parliament, recently noted that Essex Police recorded two “non-criminal hate incidents” every day for the past three years but resolved just 6% of them, alongside only a 3% resolution rate for reported rapes.
“Our politics has been turned upside down,” O’Brien remarked. “We punish those who aim to do right while letting those who do wrong escape. This exemplifies anarchist tyranny. Doesn’t it concern you? Well, just be careful with your words or you might end up in trouble.”
Francis argues that conservatives mistake anarchic tyranny, often viewed by some liberals as a breakdown of governance or a decadence, for something else entirely—it’s a choice.
He pointed out that states can effectively enforce laws against illegal immigration and are capable of apprehending serious criminals.
Francis remarked, “Just as it is possible to catch speeders and red-light runners, it’s certainly feasible to catch and punish the murderers, rapists, and robbers still plaguing our communities.” He concluded that only when ordinary citizens take on the responsibility of governance can the current system of anarchy and tyranny begin to falter.
