Libertarianism v. Anarchism

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[LibertarianLookout]

@AcidRephlex

I think there are levels of idealism, frankly. Libertarianism I can accept, anarchism I cannot.

I asked my Con Law prof that question yesterday. His explanation made sense to me: an individual declaring his/her desire to be autonomous from any governing agency necessarily places him/her in a state of war with their (previous?) country. Changing citizenship is different, since the individual acknowledges some authority. It doesn't sound pretty, but I don't have a better answer.

[PositivelyBored]

@Etular

Libertarian socialism is not socialism in the new-age definition, but the more arcane and true one. It would be workers controlling the means of production and ultimately horizontal structure and self governence. No bosses, no inequality) I.W.W. is an example of anarcho-syndicalism ( a strain of libertarian socialism)

[PositivelyBored]

@amommamust

Gov't can exist in "anarchy" , if it's voluntary association and does not violate NAP. I'm not sure what the video author is talking about.

[psilocyberspaceman]

@amommamust True! Anarchism is not without management, just without rulers. And her con law professor is biased.

[starsassy]

Anarchy doesn't mean the absence of laws. The laws will not come out of a coercive monopoly, there would be free market laws.

[amommamust]

@LibertarianLookout Your con law professor is nuts. We self govern all the time. There is not some government agent making you stop at stop signs, you do it because it is in your own best interest. Anarchy is without a ruler, not without rules. Not even without government, just governance by voluntary alliance at the most local level possible. The US government just declared US soil a battleground - what does your con law professor think about that?

[Voluntaryist72]

If you think people are nasty, remember that governments are run by the nastiest people. 

[Equity213]

@Ratm4life

No. Libertarians want limited government, eg; police, fire, and military

Anarcho Capitalists want NO government. They believe the private sector should take care of those things.

Pretty much all anarcho capitalists start out as libertarians though.

[Ratm4life]

is libertarianism the same as anarcho capitalism?

[ProDCloud]

Ever heard of anarcho-capitalism/market anarchism/ Anti statism?

[Etular]

@PixelWorld Arguably, the concept of anarchy and freedom is a paradox. After all, we are indoctrinated from day one into a capitalistic system that is revolved around the concept of us "learning enough to get a job to get money" - with no value for the actual learning of knowledge (only using it as a stepping-stone to get more of this man-made product named "money") or anything else. If one is indoctrinated to rule with a government from day one, how does one, then, learn to rule without one?