"Anarchism Without Hyphens" (by Karl Hess)

[Kazekoge101]

I wonder what his opinion on Ron Paul would be if he was still alive

[Di0genesus]

It's hilarious to read comments. Rigid thinkers can never be anarchists, because they will never comprehend the liquidity of personal freedom, let alone self rule. That's why they respond to the general expression of ideas with hostile mantras and aggressive refusal to listen to anyone who doesn't echo back their own solipsistic POV.

[AAAV92]

Simply brilliant.

[smudge6699]

Real anarchists support the individuals right to property as in personal goods like a stereo, a car, a house however the confusion comes from the fact that most anarchists say "property" when they are actually talking about "means of production" such as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's "property is theft" one look at this or Peter Kropotkin's "conquest of Bread" will show you this. Capitalism came from Manorialism of the feudal system and gives to a boss an unearned portion of the labor of the worker.

[davesamain]

Wonderfully well put.

[Deadleader555]

Nice!

[JenniferFreethinker]

Great video!

[enemyartistkristofeR]

peace. love. & anarchy!

[CarlJohnDavison]

Anarchism is against all hierarchy...the state being only one form of hierarchy, libertarians, so called "market-anarchists" and "anarcho-capitalists" ARE NOT anarchists because they (as an ideology) arnt against all forms of hierarchy....they are related views but different

[noahnz]

The views are certainly different, but they are both anarchy. The difference is that the anarcho-capitalists think that just like people have a right to life and liberty, they also have a right to property. No hierarchy is needed - people are equal and have equal rights. By the way, you can be an advocate of living communally while being an "anarcho-capitalist."

[CarlJohnDavison]

Real anarchists support the individuals right to property as in personal goods like a stereo, a car, a house however the confusion comes from the fact that most anarchists say "property" when they are actually talking about "means of production" such as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's "property is theft" one look at this or Peter Kropotkin's "conquest of Bread" will show you this. Capitalism came from Manorialism of the feudal system and gives to a boss an unearned portion of the labor of the worker

[noahnz]

I fail to see the morally relevant difference between a possession that can produce things and one that cannot. Do I not own a nutcracker because it can produce cracked nuts which are more valuable than uncracked ones? What if I trade my little brother some pokemon cards to crack 20 nuts - do I not own it then?

Also, who cares where capitalism came from? What matters is what it is. And the boss gets an unearned portion? He gets the portion that he is entitled to, assuming it was contracted.

[dubified89]

@noahnz anarcho-capitalists think they have a right to own more than is possible to possess physically, and thus need forces of coercion and violence in order to sustain their system. It basically replaces the public armies with private ones

[Chrisrayholly]

@noahnz You totally can, the consent of those involved to do with what they want with their property is the important thing, as it should be with all anarchists

[jonnniefivemiles]

Wrong. Anarchism is opposed to imposed hierarchy, to coercion, and in particular to submission to the institutions of proactive coercion known as "states."

Your attitude is unnecessarily divisive and self-defeating. If someone wants to voluntarily join a 'heirachically' organized business or voluntarily negotiate a wage with an entrepeneurial capitalist or create a voluntary free market community, you have neither right nor need to prevent from doing so.

If you would, you are no anarchist.

[sexdrugsRnR]

@jonnniefivemiles Hierarchies will always be formulated. The denial of this ends in totalitarianism. This is the meaning of an ongoing revolution; the continual dismantling of hierarchy. The question is, do human beings make law or does it come from divinity? If the latter, admit our utopianism and get back to being enslaved to the system. If the former, lets take the practical steps towards progress.

[Freemarketeer81]

This is refreshing. Thanks for posting.

[bjarczyk]

good post

[Pananarchist]

"apt-get install anarchism" -- AWESOME

I say "sudo su" before hand.

[lordmetroid]

You can do that, I checked it up, it installs the Anarchism FAQ.

Which in my opinion needs to be revised.

[Pananarchist]

Yeah, I tried it right after I posted the comment, and much to my amusement, it worked.

[LibertineMachine]

thank you for sharing this