Murder and Mayhem in Mayberry

[David Morris]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism

*Anarchism* is a political philosophy
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_philosophy> and movement
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_movement> that is sceptical of
authority <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authority> and rejects all
involuntary, coercive forms of hierarchy
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy>. Anarchism calls for the
abolition of the state <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(polity)>,
which it holds to be , unnecessary, and harmful.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mayhem
*Mayhem *a state of rowdy disorder:
Antagonisms between the various factions at the meeting finally boiled
over, and mayhem ensued.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
You use mayhem to refer to a situation that is *not controlled or ordered*,
when people are behaving in a disorganized, confused, and often violent way:
With 20 kids <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/kid>
running <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/running> around
and only two adults
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/adult>to supervise
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/supervise>, it was
complete <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/complete>
 mayhem.
To be fair, the origins of the word “mayhem” is a legal term referring to a
crime.  Today, it would be close to the crime of terrorism.

The origins of “anarchy” would mean “without rules” (or ruler).

David Morris