Luke 7's Comments
So-called "Libertarianism" is the back door to even more power for a bunch of dejected want-to-be-monarchists. In other words, it is about legitimating privilege and rebelling against the fetters placed on their private power by democratic government. They (or their primary ideologues, anyway) are anti-democratic, elitist and their satisfaction with self-consistency as proof of what they would like to believe (as recommended by their beloved Mises) leads them to talk about "Natural Elites" and push ideas that border on eugenics. See this as an example:
http://www.mises.org/etexts/intellectuals.asp
Of course, these private tyrannies will still have conflict and will want to retain enough government to enforce the property "rights" on which their power is built.
Most anarchists are not looking to disband the government all at once, but view that as an ideal. (Many believe that education is key ingredient to social change.) The underlying values are the opposite of the self-styled "Libertarians", in many ways. Anarchism is egalitarian and democratic. It is opposed to domination by state, corporation, church or thug. People should have a say over things that effect them to the extent that they effect them. Any authority must be thoroughly justified as a necessary evil, the need for which we should actively attempt to eliminate.
The point is this: anarchists want to minimize domination (and hence power structures) to maximize liberty; "Libertarians" want to minimize power structures other than the property-based one which they tend to dominate themselves.
Note: this does not mean that anarchists are completely opposed to property rights either. Most favor a use and occupancy-based, traditional view of property, rather than the exploitative capitalist model. In other words, sure you own your car and your house, but if you own other people's cars and houses, liberty is jeopardized.
http://www.mises.org/etexts/intellectuals.asp
Of course, these private tyrannies will still have conflict and will want to retain enough government to enforce the property "rights" on which their power is built.
Most anarchists are not looking to disband the government all at once, but view that as an ideal. (Many believe that education is key ingredient to social change.) The underlying values are the opposite of the self-styled "Libertarians", in many ways. Anarchism is egalitarian and democratic. It is opposed to domination by state, corporation, church or thug. People should have a say over things that effect them to the extent that they effect them. Any authority must be thoroughly justified as a necessary evil, the need for which we should actively attempt to eliminate.
The point is this: anarchists want to minimize domination (and hence power structures) to maximize liberty; "Libertarians" want to minimize power structures other than the property-based one which they tend to dominate themselves.
Note: this does not mean that anarchists are completely opposed to property rights either. Most favor a use and occupancy-based, traditional view of property, rather than the exploitative capitalist model. In other words, sure you own your car and your house, but if you own other people's cars and houses, liberty is jeopardized.
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And most of the Republicans I know are blue collar. Republicanism (in its current practice) still represents the interests of certain rich capitalists against the working class. Aren't identity politics and manipulative mass media campaigns grand?