Why is Anarchism mostly taken as a joke?

[Gambit]

People say that anarchism/activism is ineffective, however, I call BS on that notion. While it will never completely change the world in a way that idealists think it should, it certainly rustles Jimmies. I don't think we should have state-less societies either; as that really would create chaos. We do need to continue to challenge the status quo, though. The man does need to remember that the peasants can revolt, should he get too big for his boots. To me, that is what anarchism is, and should be about. Keeping the balance tipped in the favor of the people. It doesn't always work out that way, however, we can but dream.