What is Anarchism?

Noam Chomsky is one of the world's most prominent public intellectuals. In a half hour long interview on BBC HARDtalk on November 3rd 2009 he was asked what it meant to be an anarchist.

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[SumthinSmellz]

What's that fucking cunt doing in the corner?! She's ruining everything!

[TommyLongstockings]

@SumthinSmellz It's called sign language. She is doing what she is doing so that people less privileged than you can understand what the rest of us can hear and take for granted.

[unclesamfatg]

This is shiiiit. Democracy is opossed to anarchism. Anarchism doesnt mean that youve got 10 antisocial, drunk guys and 5 girls in a club and the majority decides if the girls will be raped. Democracy is exactly this. Or at least...true democracy.

Anarchism means non agression principle and the respect of the property rights. Noam Chomsky isnt an anarchism hes a communist.

[TommyLongstockings]

@unclesamfatg Again, you are a so-called anarcho-capitalist, which has nothing to do with the libertarian socialism or anarcho-communism that Chomsky is in favour of. And like all other anarcho-capitalists, you are conflating property rights with simple possession.

[unclesamfatg]

@TommyLongstockings I'm against theft. Who gives you public goods in ana-communist? The commune. From where does the commune gets resources for the goods? From the individuals who own property! In ana-com, property is seen as collective(as far as I believe, I didn't read allot about communists). Where does the agencies get resources in ana-cap for the public goods? Through money from the buyers! Yes, I'm an anarcho-capitalist/ post-statist/ market anarchist/ rothbardian.

[TommyLongstockings]

@unclesamfatg Good for you. Go do something with that...

[danielc121162]

@unclesamfatg correct, been having this discussion with someone recently and he doesn't seem to get that point that I am making

[Regginyaga]

"anarchist system"

these are the worst kind of anarchists

[connerjd]

@SumthinSmellz She is talking to death people dumbass! I hope that in your next life you are death shithead!

[walkthejosh1]

@unclesamfatg Many Mutualist and Individualist Anarchists advocate a market economy based on free-trade, so in my estimation it's not that aspect of capitalism that is opposed to anarchism. By it's definition, capitalism requires wage labor and, I think this would be the crux of opposition. It's impossible to have wage labor without hierarchy - domination and subordination. No consistent anarchist would advocate a system that has hierarchy as one of its main features.

[vegjaydee]

one main part of anarchism is abolishing opressing and someone calling a woman ' fucking cunt' is oppressive. be respectful.

[crazy3641]

Im deaf, her face make me laugh

[TheCeejReturns]

@EMFinduction

It's possible that he only doesn't understand the meaning of one. For example, if I thought a dog and a cat were the same thing, it doesn't mean I don't know what either is. I just not know what one is and think it's like the one I do know. Though, to be fair, I didn't read his comment. Only your reply.

[TheCeejReturns]

Look at the interpreter's face. It looks like she wishes she didn't have to interpret anarchistic ideals. Like she's offended by the notion. Well, she's going to have to live with it because global anarchy is coming, and I can't wait. I just wish it would come sooner. It can't come fast enough for me.