Anarchism is Libertarian-Socialism (Aa1.2)

Anarchism A.1.1 [Cluster A (What is Anarchism), Video 1.1 - Defining 'Anarchy']

The 'Introduction to Anarchism' video series presents a broad range of anarchist topics, in theory and practice, investigated both systematically and experimentally. The goal is to make fundamental anarchist theory accessible to non-anarchist, as well as promote discussion amongst current anarchist. Cluster One (1) presents a collection of videos approaching the question 'What is Anarchism?' This video specifically is an attempt to show that the word Libertarian-Socialist is synonomous with 'Anarchist.'

Since the 1970's a US group of non-anarchist have been calling themselves 'Libertarian.' Unfortunately, this word has been used by anarchist as far back as the 1850's. Similarly, anarchists have called themselves 'socialist' since the 1870's or so, only to have this word appropriated by a statist group. The question remains: should anarchists reclaim the use of the word 'Libertarian-Socialist'?

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[wayfarer418]

Very cool & well done. Thank you. I wish this topic was better understood by more people, & I think this video may be very helpful in that regard.

I believe that most "socialists" & "libertarians" would find a more natural home in anarchism if these concepts were better understood.

5* easy & of course favorited. Looking forward to more from you.

[Anarch0tec]

I totally agree. Here in KC i've 'converted' a few libertarians myself. ;-) They don't realize how deep the rabit hole goes ..

[ArcadianGenesis]

Excellent - I will recommend this to everyone I know.

I have been calling myself a Libertarian Socialist and a Social Anarchist for the past year. I used to be interested in the "new Libertarianism" (the hijacked usage of the word), but then I did some research and discovered its true meaning, as well as the true meaning of socialist. I became interested in both, and that is how I came to Anarchism.

[Anarch0tec]

Maybe you should read this essay you wrote as a video, just ad in some visual delight, i.e. clips et cetera?

[TheVikingNinja]

I think there is a good argument for central planning. Look at modern farming. You can produce a whole lot of food with very few workers. I don't think anarchism is the way to go. I tihnk rather a balance should be struck between what kind of government we have and out innate tribal feelings. I feel the fact that we don't have tribes is where the desire for anarchist thought comes from. The idea of working of a farm everyone helping each other out. appeals to this void in us.

[Anarch0tec]

Secondly, from a different perspective, what do you think of the proposition that these 'innate tribal feelings' are in fact refering to hunter-gathering, not farming. Agricultural farming is less than 10,000 years old in most parts of the world. Hunter-gathering is over 100,000 years to a million.

[AtheistRightWing]

What if we decide to abolish government firsth, and then divide ourselves in ''pure'' anarchists and ''anarcho''-capitalists. We leave you alone and you leave us alone. Does that satisfy anyone?

[wbhyatt]

@ILLct generally, anarchists (libertarian socialists) hate the Austrian school for their belief in capitalism. generally, anarchists (libertarian socialists) are opposed to capitalism for a variety of ethical, logical, and other reasons

[wbhyatt]

@Vocalallusive most anarchists believe that you cannot have anarchy without socialism; read up on the subject please

[MrTitiez]

Their is also a CAPITALIST ANARCHY.

[ILLct]

This was very informative. I was not aware the original definition of socialism did not include state and centralization. Do you think Anarchism or Libertarian-Socialism reconciles with Austrian Economics, and if not, what are the discrepancies?

[4500jas]

I'm kinda a mutt when it comes to this. I believe in councils that are controlled by direct democracy, but I don't believe in every commune for itself. I believe in the establishment of a national government, but that it be democratically controlled by the people

[4951325140273332]

In refering to the question at the end of your video,I don't think it would be worth doing.The people who stole the term 'Libertarian-Socialist' already think they're high and mighty,so why let them think we're justifying them,even though that's not our purpose.Also,I'm confused by the types of Anarchism I've heard about recently.Collectivist,Individu­alist and Anarcho-Syndicalism.Do you think you could make a video explaining each one?

[ProIndividual]

An archon was the name of a local state sanctioned ruler. Those opposed to archons were not called anarchists in the ancient world, they were known as "cosmopolite'", or "citizens of the world", or "memebers of the Army of the Dog" (as Diogenes of Sinope heralded the better virtues of the canine). I invite you to look up anarchism's pre-history, at the dawn of the first governments. There actually was a time when the world had none. We simply seek a return to the default.

[ProIndividual]

The word anarchy literally means "an"- latin for "without", and "archon"-latin for "ruler". It literally means "without rulers". This is a code of ethics tracable back to 4th century BC Greece and China, from philosophers like Diogenses of Sinope, Anithenes, and Laozi. Taoism and Cynicism (and later Stoicism) predate socialism, capitalism, or any other economic -ism. It's a reaction to Platonic (Plato's ideas) beliefs in the "utopian state", an oxymoron.

[ProIndividual]

If anarchy is libertarian socialism, and cannot be capitalist, I have to ask a question or two. If anarchism includes the concept of non-agression, or Natural Law, then hoow can it be coercive (violent)? If it cannot be coercive, then how do you attain a comformity, a uniformity, without using force? Isn't economics irrelevant to anarchism, as they are voluntary, and cannot be banned or eliminated without coercion? Isn't anarchism a code of ethics, not an ecomomic philosophy? History omniscient?