Anarchism 101: Lesson #9 - Anarcho-capitalism is not. . .

Anarchism 101: Three Minutes at a Time. In Lesson #9 we discuss the reasons why anarcho-capitalism is not a form of anarchism.

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[DannyOKC]

Your second sentence shows you've never read any anarchist literature. Perhaps you should learn something about a subject before you speak on it. You might start with George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia."

[DannyOKC]

So you learn about anarchism by reading dictionaries?

[wbhyatt]

even if there does exist a "voluntary" association between an employer and employee, it's still power based in that the boss has more rights and more power OVER the employee, constituting a hierarchy of power. anarcho-capitalists can use whatever arguments they want to justify themselves, but i really wish they started using another term instead of "anarcho." in this case, anarcho just means anti-state, not anti rule in any sense

[MsSexySocialist]

@ZhuangTzu1

That's a very obvious fantasy

The destitute have no choice but be used by employers in structures where they have no decision-making input. The choice between "work for a boss" and "starve" is not a choice as it involves systemic duress.

As for "starting your own business", if producers really did have the effective ability to do this at any time, they would. Hence wage-labor would cease to exist as I can't think of ANY reason someone would chose subordination voluntarily

[MsSexySocialist]

@soulshaker123

Incorrect. Very incorrect.

"Archy" translates as "rule" or "rulers" not government.

CEOs, landlords, and an owning class all count as rulers. And all are key components of capitalism.

Ancap supports retaining rulers, hence it is not and cannot be anarchist.

Marxists also want the state and government to be dissolved in the long term. This does not however qualify them as anarchists.

[A86Beaty]

Danny OKC fails to differentiate between political theory and economic theory which is of course a large failure for anyone critiquing market anarchism/anarcho-capitalism/v­oluntarism. Anarchists of all economic persuasions are still anarchists. I feel that communist/social anarchism is far more coercive to liberty than capitalism, but that is my economic persuasion.

[ZhuangTzu1]

Quote From Video @ 1:34:

"Capitalist businesses embody a pyramid power structure; They are hierarchical"

True.  If a capitalist business hires an employee or multiple employees then a hierarchy is formed.

However, an employee of a capitalist business is FREE TO QUIT WORKING and is also FREE TO START HIS OWN BUSINESS.

[ZhuangTzu1]

Quote From Video @ 1:34:

"Capitalist businesses embody a pyramid power structure; They are hierarchical"

True. If a capitalist business hires an employee or multiple employees then a hierarchy is formed.

However, an employee of a capitalist business is FREE TO QUIT WORKING.

[LoklarYsera]

Uncap hierarchies are fluid, and it's not even clear who is dominating who. My employer pays me more for my work then if I were to do it alone, does that make "exploit" my boss? But we're both better off because I choose to work for her.

[LoklarYsera]

Students/teacher relationship employes a hierarchy. All people arrange themselves into a hierarchy under certain conditions. My best friend knows a lot about cooking, so he's the leader when it comes to that. I know a lot about sports, so sometimes I lead the discussion.

[jaworski716]

"Exploit" is a word that has been emotionally charged by a lot of people. Economical exploitation isn't passive - I exploit my labour for my own gains. I think the real problem to take aim at is emotional exploitation - people will work for lower wages in a poor economy, but paying them the lower wage in and of itself isn't negative exploitation, it's that the employer was able to exploit feelings of desperation, insecurity etc.

[tjrieves]

@NewVinland I understand. I was under the impression that you still had that opinion. Thanks for the clarification.