"Anarchism recognizes the right of the individual, or of a number of individuals, to organize at any time other forms of work, in harmony with their tastes and desires." (Goldman , 56) An anarchic state provides the possibility of equality not only between gender and class, but also between race and religion. Emma Goldman fought for political and social equality between men and women. In some respects Goldman argued that when a decision is freely chosen, the outcome can be drastically different than a decision that was forced on the person. In Goldman's essay you argue that getting rid of the state would not create chaos, but would help create harmony. Marx in all aspects believes that all inequality arises from economics. Both argue that the structures in place that are intended to maintain order are actually not in the general interest and make problems worse. "In bourgeois society, living labor is nothing more than a means of increasing accumulated labor." (Marx, 19) The bourgeoisie benefits from the oppression of the proletariat through the means of production. Marx argues that to solve the problem of the oppression of the proletariat it would be necessary for the state to own the means of production. “The executive of the modern state is nothing more than a committee for managing the common affairs of the entire bourgeoisie.” (Marx, 5) Marx argues that the government in power at the time was not there to ensure the public interest but the interest of a selectAn anarchist state is not a free state for all as people believe when they think of anarchy. There is still some semblance of control. An anarchic state is based on the absence of state control, state control can lead to domination and oppression of races and classes. For example, in the essays Goldman provides an example of the oppression of women in the United States. He believes that in an anarchic state, gender, racial and social equality is possible
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