Why do so many people idolize V for vendetta's anarchy? It is not democratic to blow up buildings

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27. Common misconception

that anarchy equals chaos, lack of order and organization. More accurately it refers to freedom from and opposition to institutionalized power hierarchies and top-down coercion, and horizontal and democratic forms of bottom-up self-organization. For example, Occupy Sandy is highly organized and effective organization of voluntary mutual aid without hierarchic central top-down leadership (as FEMA and Red Cross do). With highly systematized form of communication and strategy.

Anarchism as European political philosophy didn't exist at that time, but because of his anti-authoritarian ideas and ideals Jefferson is often called "philosophical anarchist". By rule of thumb all revolutions start as bottom-up decentralized anarchic processes, but often turn into or become co-opted by hierarchic power structures.

PS: as for wisely chosen generals of Continental Army, the naturally hierarchic officer cader strongly demanded at some point that Washington is declared king. Washington was "anarchist" and democrat enough to refuse.