What is Anarchism

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donegalfella wrote: »

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I don't insist on ideological homogeneity, There is enormous diversity of opinion in anarchist theory. I am merely objecting to capitalists describing themselves as anarchists because anarchism is an anti capitalist philisophy.

I also object to denialists using the label sceptic. I am not going to prevent them from using any words they like, but I fully reserve the right to point out that certain uses of certain words in certain contexts are inappropriate and deceptive.

If you want to evangelize about the One True Socialist Anarchism, and insist that everybody who doesn't accept your creed is an imposter or a fraudster, please do us all a favour and stop claiming to be an anarchist! Telling other people what to believe is socialist autocracy at its finest. It has nothing to do with anarchism.

Are you now telling me that I have no right to believe that libertarians are not anarchists. And I have no right to tell people that anarchism is an anti capitalist political philosophy that is fundamentally incompatable with libertarianism?

See how that works? I can turn it around and accuse you of being an authoritarian. (Also, given the fact that libertarianism is fundamentally an authoritarian system where the owners of capital and property are essentially unimpeachable dictators over their domain)

Anarchism for hundreds of years has stood in opposition to capitalism, in the last 5 years, a new wave of extremist capitalists have started to claim that they are anarchists (probably because anarchism is easier to market to young people, it's an edgier brand than libertarianism which is up there with bovril in terms of 'street cred')

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And as Rothbard points out Gustave de Molinari is the first known anarcho -capitalist to produce any writings on how the state could be replaced by private institutions in 1849.