Anarchy and Explosives and General Mayhem The term Anarchy got bandied about a lot in the early 80's, perhaps having some amount of political or social meaning attached at the outset, but by the first couple of years, it simply became a synonym for "blow shit up". Writers outdid themselves trying to imagine ways to create chaos and panic out of whatever household items they had available. in Public bookmarkswith anarchismchaoschemistrycrackerscreativenerdssociology