from the libertarian newspaper

Jeremy Fowler JFowler at westrope.com
Fri Jan 19 14:41:42 CST 2007


> You can disagree with my statements, but that doesn't means 
> that your ignorant statements about anarchism should be taken 
> seriously.

No? That's too bad...
 
> Anarchism has never been about "true survival of the fittest, 
> dog-eat-dog, Mad Max kind of world." That's just silly and it 
> doesn't even recognize what 130+ years of what anarchists 
> have actually said.

Well, according to Merriam-Webster, Anarchism is the belief in anarchy,
which is "a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the
absence of governmental authority". Sounds rather Mad Max to me... Hope
your not going to argue that Merriam-Webster doesn't know what their
talking about... 

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/anarchy
 

> A libertarian socialist, aka an "anarchist, is against any 
> form of government. I would refer you to my website to 
> explain this, but it is offline today. Check out Wikipedia if 
> you are still confused about what a libertarian socialist 
> really believes. Noam Chomsky is one of the more famous 
> libertarian socialists.

Wikipedia, eh? Ok... Lets see what they say..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_socialism

"The basic philosophy of libertarian socialism is summed up in the name:
management of the common good (socialism) in a manner that attempts to
maximize the liberty of individuals and minimizes concentration of power
or authority (libertarianism). It attempts to achieve this through the
decentralization of political and economic power, usually involving the
collectivization of most large-scale property and enterprise.
Libertarian socialism denies the legitimacy of most forms of
economically significant private property, since, according to
socialists, when private property becomes capital, it leads to the
exploitation of others with less economic means and thus infringes on
the exploited class's individual freedoms."

> Libertarian socialism = anarchism = no authority, no government.

How are those the same? There is no government or order with anarchy,
agreed. However, libertarian socialism there is minimal authority and
minimal government, it doesn't work without it. The key word there is
minimal.
 
> Well, I wouldn't come to your dinner party, because if your 
> cooking reflected your understanding of politics, the apple 
> pie would have meat in it and the steak would be a 
> combination of lentils and dandelion greens.

I was being facetious, I didn't mean to offend. However, there is no
reason to insult my cooking skills.


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