There are many ideologies, each with differing opinions pertaining to what defines the legitimacy of a government and under what circumstances the state deserves its citizens' allegiance or not. Two well-defined ideologies with distinct points of view on this discussion are Anarchism and Communism. Anarchism is distinctive due to its belief that the most legitimate form of government is no government at all, while Communism is more represented by its enthusiasm towards a working-class state with shared means of production. Each theory makes unique points to support its argument about what the basis of what a valid government is embodied by, allowing the reader to think critically about their conceptions of what a “legitimate government” truly is.
Anarchism believes that the basis for a legitimate government that is worthy of the people’s allegiance is no government at all. The ideology stands for a stateless society, lacking a hierarchy or any authority capable of oppressing the citizens that reside under its power. Anarchism proposes a societal structure that is voluntary and highly individualistic, formed by local co-operative communities. The ideology believes
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The ideology suggests a revolution in order to create a government where everyone is equal and all resources and wealth are evenly distributed. The bourgeoisie, who possessed the most wealth and exploited their fellow members of society, would be replaced by the proletariat, creating a one-party working class system. The flaw with this idea is that once the proletariat replaces the bourgeoisie, the abused will become the abuser, and the class that used to be the proletariat will begin oppressing a new lower class. The new lower class will be working yet reaping no rewards, and being exploited by the new “bourgeoisie” class, under the false claim that the new one-party government intends to represent the working