The key of any anarchist is to achieve utopianism within a society. A utopianism is the achievement of a perfect stateless society. This, they believe, can be achieved by the absence of want, the absence of conflict and the avoidance of oppression and violence and instead live in a society which is stable, peaceful, free and equal. However, many opposing theorists will argue that this is unrealistic and that some form of state is needed in order to maintain law and order and protect society from certain individuals which may be a part of it.
Anarchists reject the state outright, believing it to be an unnecessary and it is viewed to be inherently evil and oppressive. The sovereign, coercive and compulsory nature of the state is seen to be nothing less than legalized oppression operating in the interest of the powerful, propertied and privileged. The reasoning behind this view of the state is the assumption that political authority in any shape or form is completely corrupting. While it is possible to get rid of the state, people may argue that to completely abolish the state is almost impossible. It is argued that there will always been need for some form of state in order to maintain law and order due to human nature. Anarchists have highly optimistic views about human nature and that the idea of a utopia would be unrealistic in a stateless society. .
Anarchists view human nature in highly optimistic terms. Humans are either seen to have a powerful inclination towards sociable, gregarious and cooperative behavior, being capable of maintaining order through collective effort alone, or to be basically self-interested but rationally enlightened. Anarchists believe that living under a stateless society will enable unlimited possibilities of human development and enable an individual to flourish for the better and cooperate in a way which will aid other members of society in whatever it is they decide to do.
