From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Thu Sep 28 2000 - 11:34:17 MDT
Samantha Atkins wrote:
>
> Bradley Felton wrote:
> >
> > At 12:47 PM 9/26/2000 -0700, Corwyn J. Alambar wrote:
> > >As a first point, many of the libertarian principles that I have seen seem to
> > >be a slightly repackaged form of some of the more practical theories of
> > >anarchism. In this case, it almsot seems libertarianism is an example of
> > both
> > >predictive anarchism and possibly a series of templates for the construction
> > >of social temporary autonomous zones (and here is where I fail in
> > attribution;
> > >this idea is NOT mine).
> >
> > Libertarianism taken to its logical extreme does indeed lead to anarchy, or
> > "anarcho-capitalism" to be exact. Some of your further comments suggest
> > that you don't appreciate that there is a whole spectrum of political
> > thought among anarchists:
>
> I disagree. Please show your argument that libertarianism, strong human
> rights, leads to anarchy or anarcho-capitalism.
It follows from the more individualist end of the libertarian philosophy, that
the state's monopoly on force should end. When it ends, what replaces it? Most
people think chaos and barbarism when they think of the word anarchy, but that
is just a deep meme they've been infected with continuously since childhood by
the entire power structure around them. It could not be further from the truth.
Anarchy is not about chaos or lawlessness, it is about privatizing law and
making its providers competitors in the market to provide the best justice
possible.
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