The funny (sad?) part is that libertarianism was originally coined to be a synonym for anarcho-communism, when discussion by name of the latter was outlawed in France. In fact, the definition has been completely overwritten only in the USA, where the word was colonized by Murray Rothbard in the 1950s. In Europe a lot of people still recognize the word “libertarian” outside of North American contexts as reference to leftist anarchist tendencies.
But colonizing an existing social good and contorting it to become something antisocial is extremely on-brand for capitalism.
Yeah, I learned that recently to listening to either a podcast or hanging around here. But yeah libertarianism in the imperial core means something completely different.
I think it’s cool if you take it far enough for it to become anarchism, but if there’s still property it just becomes an excuse for exploitation.
Well then it’s actually anarchism and not libertarianism. Private property is an excuse for exploitation.
I’m not a libertarian. But self-identify with the other word.
How we get there? Solidarity and mutual aid. What is beyond that? Solidarity and mutual aid.
The funny (sad?) part is that libertarianism was originally coined to be a synonym for anarcho-communism, when discussion by name of the latter was outlawed in France. In fact, the definition has been completely overwritten only in the USA, where the word was colonized by Murray Rothbard in the 1950s. In Europe a lot of people still recognize the word “libertarian” outside of North American contexts as reference to leftist anarchist tendencies.
But colonizing an existing social good and contorting it to become something antisocial is extremely on-brand for capitalism.
Yeah, I learned that recently to listening to either a podcast or hanging around here. But yeah libertarianism in the imperial core means something completely different.