I only went through about 12 comments when I realized that there probably weren't any good answers here.
Firstly, Yes - in a political cartoon, haha kind of way, Libertarianism and Anarchism could be compared as such. But we must realize there are many factions of both ideologies.
Here's a few facts:
1.Anarchism (from the words 1.AN 2.ARCHONS - None above, no archs, no leaders etc.) can be thought of in general terms (i.e. No Gods, no masters - at all, no matter what), or Literal/Sensational terms (ANARCHY! FIREBOMBS! SEX PISTOLS! EAT BABIES!), Or a political party or organization (i.e. The American Anarchist Party), or it can be looked at in one of it's so called "offshoots" such as Anarcho-Socialism, Anarcho-Capitalism/Free market anarchism, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Green Anarchism, and of course (to make it more confusing) Anarcho-Libertarianism.
2.Libertarian (the U.S. version anyways) can be described as an ideology which became a party. A libertarian is someone who believes in Liberty as a fundamental base in society. So the comment that Libertarians are Republicans who want to smoke dope is both obnoxious and completely misguided. Libertarians generally believe in the Smallest government possible, little or no government intervention into business and/or personal matters, the right to bear arms, freedom of speech, dissolution of cesorship, removal of religious influence on politics, self reliance, lowered or eliminated taxes, legalization and/or decriminilization of drugs and narcotics, and the abortion issue is split, because Libertarians believe it to be a moral issue, not a political one.
Libertarians could be described as Oligarchists, since they do not promote NO government, they promote MINIMAL government with the eventual goal of not having one at all.
Anarcho-Socialists are usually pro communist ideals such as communes and communal farms etc. They are usually very pro union, anti capitalism etc. This is the anarchist of the BAKUNIN variety. These 'Anarchists' usually came from poor Eastern European countries where communism was beggining to take hold.
Anarcho-Capitalists/Free Market Anarchists/Anarcho-Libertarians - Though these terms are not completely synonomous, they cover a growing branch of Anarchism (i.e. Murray Rothbard) which believes that Capitalism, even though failed in the modern world, is the only market system which can go with the ideal of a free, ungoverned society without being hypocritical, and that the free market when left untouched by government can and does function very well.
So what's the bottom line you say? American Libertarians, and the American Libertarian Party are usually a mix of ex-Republicans, ex-Democrats, ex-Anarchists, and a bunch of hillbillies in the depths of Montana who are primarily Oligarchists, whose only common beliefs are LIBERTY, SELF RELIANCE, NATURAL LAW, SMALLEST POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT.
Most American Anarchists lean to the Anarcho Socialist Side, though that seems like it may be shifting. The average anarchist wants NO government, and for everyone to live on a fucking Chicken farm with 76 other smelly anarchists, whistling while we work, and selling our smelly organic anarchist eggs to other smelly anarchists....Or something like that....The more sane variety believe we can live in a world just like we live in now, except we would be running it based on personal responsibility instead of intimidation.
So in a nutshell....Anarchists are anti government. Libertarians are anti Big/Corrupt government.
Firstly, Yes - in a political cartoon, haha kind of way, Libertarianism and Anarchism could be compared as such. But we must realize there are many factions of both ideologies.
Here's a few facts:
1.Anarchism (from the words 1.AN 2.ARCHONS - None above, no archs, no leaders etc.) can be thought of in general terms (i.e. No Gods, no masters - at all, no matter what), or Literal/Sensational terms (ANARCHY! FIREBOMBS! SEX PISTOLS! EAT BABIES!), Or a political party or organization (i.e. The American Anarchist Party), or it can be looked at in one of it's so called "offshoots" such as Anarcho-Socialism, Anarcho-Capitalism/Free market anarchism, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Green Anarchism, and of course (to make it more confusing) Anarcho-Libertarianism.
2.Libertarian (the U.S. version anyways) can be described as an ideology which became a party. A libertarian is someone who believes in Liberty as a fundamental base in society. So the comment that Libertarians are Republicans who want to smoke dope is both obnoxious and completely misguided. Libertarians generally believe in the Smallest government possible, little or no government intervention into business and/or personal matters, the right to bear arms, freedom of speech, dissolution of cesorship, removal of religious influence on politics, self reliance, lowered or eliminated taxes, legalization and/or decriminilization of drugs and narcotics, and the abortion issue is split, because Libertarians believe it to be a moral issue, not a political one.
Libertarians could be described as Oligarchists, since they do not promote NO government, they promote MINIMAL government with the eventual goal of not having one at all.
Anarcho-Socialists are usually pro communist ideals such as communes and communal farms etc. They are usually very pro union, anti capitalism etc. This is the anarchist of the BAKUNIN variety. These 'Anarchists' usually came from poor Eastern European countries where communism was beggining to take hold.
Anarcho-Capitalists/Free Market Anarchists/Anarcho-Libertarians - Though these terms are not completely synonomous, they cover a growing branch of Anarchism (i.e. Murray Rothbard) which believes that Capitalism, even though failed in the modern world, is the only market system which can go with the ideal of a free, ungoverned society without being hypocritical, and that the free market when left untouched by government can and does function very well.
So what's the bottom line you say? American Libertarians, and the American Libertarian Party are usually a mix of ex-Republicans, ex-Democrats, ex-Anarchists, and a bunch of hillbillies in the depths of Montana who are primarily Oligarchists, whose only common beliefs are LIBERTY, SELF RELIANCE, NATURAL LAW, SMALLEST POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT.
Most American Anarchists lean to the Anarcho Socialist Side, though that seems like it may be shifting. The average anarchist wants NO government, and for everyone to live on a fucking Chicken farm with 76 other smelly anarchists, whistling while we work, and selling our smelly organic anarchist eggs to other smelly anarchists....Or something like that....The more sane variety believe we can live in a world just like we live in now, except we would be running it based on personal responsibility instead of intimidation.
So in a nutshell....Anarchists are anti government. Libertarians are anti Big/Corrupt government.
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