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Noam Chomsky discussing why "Libertarian Socialism" is not contradictory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugq86q9KyPE

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  • libertarianism is fundamentally a negative position. socialism is a positive position. i'm not a libertarian to the point of considering anything in it's place irrelevant. likewise, i'm not a socialist by any means necesarry. plenty socialists have willingly accepted corporatism, so yes. the term is relevant to distinguish my position.

  • "libertarianism is fundamentally a negative position"

    "socialism is a positive position"

    How so?

  • You're right:

    Individual freedom cannot exist in the absence of a free society, in which people's rights and humanity are respected. Socialism is the only economic system which makes a truly free society possible; therefore it is also the only system that allows freedom on a personal/individual level.

  • It's the only way that I see things working out. Noam Chomsky points out that libertarian socialism is the the best viable option for society.

    We have a long way to go, but it isn't an impossible road by any means.

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  • @anarkoFred VIVE NEFAC

  • @anarkoFred yes,

  • libertarianism can be reduced to the non-aggression principle. it's a form of negative liberty. this means being free FROM something. (aggression, violence, coercion, etc.)

    socialism is a form of positive liberty in that it constitutes freedom OF/TOWARDS something.

  • Agreed completely. I don't know if I have said this here before, but "Markets" and a "Free Market System" isn't inherently corrupt. It's when capitalists (and others) get their hands on it that it turns to shit.

  • That seems a reasonable answer and it sounds good to me.

  • worker-controlled businesses are the basis of a socialist economy. if a "free market" economy does not require a hierarchical structure of "management" within the company (an "employer" and "employee"), then that definition of a free market is not incompatible with socialism.

  • If those self-managed business can freely produce and trade that's pretty much a market economy don't you think ? Do you think it is compatible with a socialist economy ? Is self-managed business enough for an economy to be socialist ?

  • You're right, it's certainly not impossible. And it's a lot better- and in the long run, easier- than the alternative (what we have now)

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