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Anarcho-syndicalism

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'''Anarcho-syndicalism''' is the [[anarchism|anarchist]] wing of the [[labor union]] movement. Its primary aim is the end of the [[wage system]].

The basic principles of anarcho-syndicalism are:

# workers’ solidarity,
# [[direct action]]
# self-management.

Workers’ solidarity means that anarcho-syndicalists believe all workers, no matter what their [[race]], [[gender]], or [[ethnic]] group are in a similar situation ''vis-Ã -vis'' their bosses ([[Class consciousness]]). Furthermore, it means that, within [[capitalism]], any gains or losses made by some workers in their relation to bosses will eventually impact all workers. Therefore, it says that in order to gain liberation, all workers must support one another in their [[class war|struggle against bosses]].

Anarcho-syndicalists believe that only [[direct action]]—that is, action concentrated on directly attaining a goal, as opposed to indirect action, like electing a representative to a government—will allow workers to liberate themselves.

Furthermore, anarcho-syndicalists believe that workers’ organizations—the organizations which struggle against the wage system and which, in anarcho-syndicalist theory, will eventually form the basis of a new society—should be self-managing. They should not have bosses or “business agents”; rather, the workers should be able to make decisions which affect them amongst themselves.

Anarcho-syndicalism appeared through the similar goals and circumstances of syndicalists and anarchists. [[George Sorel]] misappropriated the term to combine his theory of action, irrational violence, with syndicalism. Anarcho-syndicalism came to be a prominent force in France two decades before the [[First World War]].

[[Hubert Lagardelle]] wrote that [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]] formed the fundamental theories of anarchosyndicalism; his repudiation of both capitalism and the state, his flouting of political government, his idea of free, autonomous economic groups, and his view of struggle, not pacifism, as the core of man.

[[Rudolph Rocker]] is also a famous anarcho syndicalist, whos work, [http://www.anarchyisorder.org/CD%234/TXT-versions/Rocker%20Rudolf%20-%20Anarchosyndicalism.txt Anarchosyndicalism] is an influential work amoung anarcho syndicalist circles.

The [[International Workers Association]] is an international anarchosyndicalist federation of various labor unions from different countries. The [[Industrial Workers of the World]], a once-powerful, still active, and again growing labor union, is considered a leading organ of the anarcho-syndicalist philosophy in the [[United States]]. The [[Anarchism in Spain|Spanish]] [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] played a major role in the Spanish labor movement and is also still active.

The anarcho-syndicalist orientation of many early American labor unions played a large part in the formation of the American political spectrum. The United States is the only industrialized former [[England|English]] colony to not have a labor-based political party. See, ''It Didn’t Happen Here: Why Socialism Failed in the United States'', Seymour Martin Lipset and Gary Marks. ISBN 0-39-332254-8.

[[Mikhail Bakunin|Michael Bakunin]], one of the fathers of anarchism, wrote

: “The [libertarian labour unions] ... bear in themselves the living seeds of the new society which is to replace the old world. They are creating not only the ideas, but also the facts of the future itself.”

: ''REF: Dolgoff, S. (ed), Bakunin on Anarchism, Montreal; Black Rose Books, 1990, pp. 255.''

[[Noam Chomsky]], considered to be a prominent anarcho-syndicalist, has also written and spoken favorably about anarcho-syndicalism.

''See also'': [[general strike]], [[syndicalism]]

==Anarcho-syndicalist Organizations==

* [[Solidarity Federation]] (Britain)
* [[Industrial Workers of the World]]
* [[Workers Solidarity Alliance]]
* [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]]
* [[Syndikalistiska UngdomsfÃ¶rbundet]] (Sweden)

==External links==

* [http://www.iww.org Industrial Workers of the World]
* [http://www.cnt.es/ ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo - CNT/AIT]
* [http://www.workersolidarity.org Workers' Solidarity Alliance]
* [http://anarchosyndicalism.net/ Anarcho syndicalism 101]

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Anarcho-syndicalism

2007-12-07T18:16:45Z

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[[Image:Black_and_Red_Anarcho-Syndicalist_flag.gif|right|thumb|Anarcho-syndicalist flag.]]

'''Anarcho-syndicalism''' is the [[anarchism|anarchist]] wing of the [[labor union]] movement. Its primary aim is the end of the [[wage system]].

The basic principles of anarcho-syndicalism are:

# workers’ solidarity,
# [[direct action]]
# self-management.

Workers’ solidarity means that anarcho-syndicalists believe all workers, no matter what their [[race]], [[gender]], or [[ethnic]] group are in a similar situation ''vis-Ã -vis'' their bosses ([[Class consciousness]]). Furthermore, it means that, within [[capitalism]], any gains or losses made by some workers in their relation to bosses will eventually impact all workers. Therefore, it says that in order to gain liberation, all workers must support one another in their [[class war|struggle against bosses]].

Anarcho-syndicalists believe that only [[direct action]]—that is, action concentrated on directly attaining a goal, as opposed to indirect action, like electing a representative to a government—will allow workers to liberate themselves.

Furthermore, anarcho-syndicalists believe that workers’ organizations—the organizations which struggle against the wage system and which, in anarcho-syndicalist theory, will eventually form the basis of a new society—should be self-managing. They should not have bosses or “business agents”; rather, the workers should be able to make decisions which affect them amongst themselves.

Anarcho-syndicalism appeared through the similar goals and circumstances of syndicalists and anarchists. [[George Sorel]] misappropriated the term to combine his theory of action, irrational violence, with syndicalism. Anarcho-syndicalism came to be a prominent force in France two decades before the [[First World War]].

[[Hubert Lagardelle]] wrote that [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]] formed the fundamental theories of anarchosyndicalism; his repudiation of both capitalism and the state, his flouting of political government, his idea of free, autonomous economic groups, and his view of struggle, not pacifism, as the core of man.

[[Rudolph Rocker]] is also a famous anarcho syndicalist, whos work, [http://www.anarchyisorder.org/CD%234/TXT-versions/Rocker%20Rudolf%20-%20Anarchosyndicalism.txt Anarchosyndicalism] is an influential work amoung anarcho syndicalist circles.

The [[International Workers Association]] is an international anarchosyndicalist federation of various labor unions from different countries. The [[Industrial Workers of the World]], a once-powerful, still active, and again growing labor union, is considered a leading organ of the anarcho-syndicalist philosophy in the [[United States]]. The [[Anarchism in Spain|Spanish]] [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] played a major role in the Spanish labor movement and is also still active.

The anarcho-syndicalist orientation of many early American labor unions played a large part in the formation of the American political spectrum. The United States is the only industrialized former [[England|English]] colony to not have a labor-based political party. See, ''It Didn’t Happen Here: Why Socialism Failed in the United States'', Seymour Martin Lipset and Gary Marks. ISBN 0-39-332254-8.

[[Mikhail Bakunin|Michael Bakunin]], one of the fathers of anarchism, wrote

: “The [libertarian labour unions] ... bear in themselves the living seeds of the new society which is to replace the old world. They are creating not only the ideas, but also the facts of the future itself.”

: ''REF: Dolgoff, S. (ed), Bakunin on Anarchism, Montreal; Black Rose Books, 1990, pp. 255.''

[[Noam Chomsky]], considered to be a prominent anarcho-syndicalist, has also written and spoken favorably about anarcho-syndicalism.

''See also'': [[general strike]], [[syndicalism]]

==Anarcho-syndicalist Organizations==

* [[Solidarity Federation]] (Britain)
* [[Industrial Workers of the World]]
* [[Workers Solidarity Alliance]]
* [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]]
* [[Syndikalistiska UngdomsfÃ¶rbundet]] (Sweden)

==External links==

* [http://www.iww.org Industrial Workers of the World]
* [http://www.cnt.es/ ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo - CNT/AIT]
* [http://www.workersolidarity.org Workers' Solidarity Alliance]

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Anarcho-syndicalism

2007-12-07T18:16:08Z

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[[Image:Black_and_Red_Anarcho-Syndicalist_flag.gif|right|thumb|Anarcho-syndicalist flag.]]

'''Anarcho-syndicalism''' is the [[anarchism|anarchist]] wing of the [[labor union]] movement. Its primary aim is the end of the [[wage system]].

The basic principles of anarcho-syndicalism are:

# workers’ solidarity,
# [[direct action]]
# self-management.

Workers’ solidarity means that anarcho-syndicalists believe all workers, no matter what their [[race]], [[gender]], or [[ethnic]] group are in a similar situation ''vis-Ã -vis'' their bosses ([[Class consciousness]]). Furthermore, it means that, within [[capitalism]], any gains or losses made by some workers in their relation to bosses will eventually impact all workers. Therefore, it says that in order to gain liberation, all workers must support one another in their [[class war|struggle against bosses]].

Anarcho-syndicalists believe that only [[direct action]]—that is, action concentrated on directly attaining a goal, as opposed to indirect action, like electing a representative to a government—will allow workers to liberate themselves.

Furthermore, anarcho-syndicalists believe that workers’ organizations—the organizations which struggle against the wage system and which, in anarcho-syndicalist theory, will eventually form the basis of a new society—should be self-managing. They should not have bosses or “business agents”; rather, the workers should be able to make decisions which affect them amongst themselves.

Anarcho-syndicalism appeared through the similar goals and circumstances of syndicalists and anarchists. [[George Sorel]] misappropriated the term to combine his theory of action, irrational violence, with syndicalism. Anarcho-syndicalism came to be a prominent force in France two decades before the [[First World War]].

[[Hubert Lagardelle]] wrote that [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]] formed the fundamental theories of anarchosyndicalism; his repudiation of both capitalism and the state, his flouting of political government, his idea of free, autonomous economic groups, and his view of struggle, not pacifism, as the core of man.

[[Rudolph Rocker]] is also a famous anarcho syndicalist, whos work, [http://www.anarchyisorder.org/CD%234/TXT-versions/Rocker%20Rudolf%20-%20Anarchosyndicalism.txt Anarchosyndicalism] is an influential work amoung anarcho syndicalist circles.

The [[International Workers Association]] is an international anarchosyndicalist federation of various labor unions from different countries. The [[Industrial Workers of the World]], a once-powerful, still active, and again growing labor union, is considered a leading organ of the anarcho-syndicalist philosophy in the [[United States]]. The [[Anarchism in Spain|Spanish]] [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] played a major role in the Spanish labor movement and is also still active.

The anarcho-syndicalist orientation of many early American labor unions played a large part in the formation of the American political spectrum. The United States is the only industrialized former [[England|English]] colony to not have a labor-based political party. See, ''It Didn’t Happen Here: Why Socialism Failed in the United States'', Seymour Martin Lipset and Gary Marks. ISBN 0-39-332254-8.

[[Mikhail Bakunin|Michael Bakunin]], one of the fathers of anarchism, wrote

: “The [libertarian labour unions] ... bear in themselves the living seeds of the new society which is to replace the old world. They are creating not only the ideas, but also the facts of the future itself.”

: ''REF: Dolgoff, S. (ed), Bakunin on Anarchism, Montreal; Black Rose Books, 1990, pp. 255.''

[[Noam Chomsky]], considered to be a prominent anarcho-syndicalist, has also written and spoken favorably about anarcho-syndicalism.

''See also'': [[general strike]], [[syndicalism]]

==Anarcho-syndicalist Organizations==

* [[Solidarity Federation]] (Britain)
* [[Industrial Workers of the World]]
* [[Workers Solidarity Alliance]]
* [http://anarchosyndicalism.net/ Anarcho-syndicalism 101]
* [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]]
* [[Syndikalistiska UngdomsfÃ¶rbundet]] (Sweden)

==External links==

* [http://www.iww.org Industrial Workers of the World]
* [http://www.cnt.es/ ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo - CNT/AIT]
* [http://www.workersolidarity.org Workers' Solidarity Alliance]

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Anarcho-syndicalism

2007-12-07T05:41:45Z

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[[Image:Black_and_Red_Anarcho-Syndicalist_flag.gif|right|thumb|Anarcho-syndicalist flag.]]

'''Anarcho-syndicalism''' is the [[anarchism|anarchist]] wing of the [[labor union]] movement. Its primary aim is the end of the [[wage system]].

The basic principles of anarcho-syndicalism are:

# workers’ solidarity,
# [[direct action]]
# self-management.

Workers’ solidarity means that anarcho-syndicalists believe all workers, no matter what their [[race]], [[gender]], or [[ethnic]] group are in a similar situation ''vis-Ã -vis'' their bosses ([[Class consciousness]]). Furthermore, it means that, within [[capitalism]], any gains or losses made by some workers in their relation to bosses will eventually impact all workers. Therefore, it says that in order to gain liberation, all workers must support one another in their [[class war|struggle against bosses]].

Anarcho-syndicalists believe that only [[direct action]]—that is, action concentrated on directly attaining a goal, as opposed to indirect action, like electing a representative to a government—will allow workers to liberate themselves.

Furthermore, anarcho-syndicalists believe that workers’ organizations—the organizations which struggle against the wage system and which, in anarcho-syndicalist theory, will eventually form the basis of a new society—should be self-managing. They should not have bosses or “business agents”; rather, the workers should be able to make decisions which affect them amongst themselves.

Anarcho-syndicalism appeared through the similar goals and circumstances of syndicalists and anarchists. [[George Sorel]] misappropriated the term to combine his theory of action, irrational violence, with syndicalism. Anarcho-syndicalism came to be a prominent force in France two decades before the [[First World War]].

[[Hubert Lagardelle]] wrote that [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]] formed the fundamental theories of anarchosyndicalism; his repudiation of both capitalism and the state, his flouting of political government, his idea of free, autonomous economic groups, and his view of struggle, not pacifism, as the core of man.

[[Rudolph Rocker]] is also a famous anarcho syndicalist, whos work, [http://www.anarchyisorder.org/CD%234/TXT-versions/Rocker%20Rudolf%20-%20Anarchosyndicalism.txt Anarchosyndicalism] is an influential work amoung anarcho syndicalist circles.

The [[International Workers Association]] is an international anarchosyndicalist federation of various labor unions from different countries. The [[Industrial Workers of the World]], a once-powerful, still active, and again growing labor union, is considered a leading organ of the anarcho-syndicalist philosophy in the [[United States]]. The [[Anarchism in Spain|Spanish]] [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] played a major role in the Spanish labor movement and is also still active.

The anarcho-syndicalist orientation of many early American labor unions played a large part in the formation of the American political spectrum. The United States is the only industrialized former [[England|English]] colony to not have a labor-based political party. See, ''It Didn’t Happen Here: Why Socialism Failed in the United States'', Seymour Martin Lipset and Gary Marks. ISBN 0-39-332254-8.

[[Mikhail Bakunin|Michael Bakunin]], one of the fathers of anarchism, wrote

: “The [libertarian labour unions] ... bear in themselves the living seeds of the new society which is to replace the old world. They are creating not only the ideas, but also the facts of the future itself.”

: ''REF: Dolgoff, S. (ed), Bakunin on Anarchism, Montreal; Black Rose Books, 1990, pp. 255.''

[[Noam Chomsky]], considered to be a prominent anarcho-syndicalist, has also written and spoken favorably about anarcho-syndicalism.

''See also'': [[general strike]], [[syndicalism]]

==Anarcho-syndicalist Organizations==

* [[Solidarity Federation]] (Britain)
* [[Industrial Workers of the World]]
* [[Workers Solidarity Alliance]]
* [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]]
* [[Syndikalistiska UngdomsfÃ¶rbundet]] (Sweden)

==External links==

* [http://www.iww.org Industrial Workers of the World]
* [http://www.cnt.es/ ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo - CNT/AIT]
* [http://www.workersolidarity.org Workers' Solidarity Alliance]

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Murray Rothbard

2007-12-07T04:56:27Z

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'''Murray Rothbard''' is an economist of the [[Austrian]] school. He is more widely known today as the founder of [[anarcho-capitalism]], and was one of the foremost supporters of a return to the [[gold standard]]. He was also a proponent of [[natural law]], and was influenced by [[individualist anarchism]].

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Murray Rothbard

2007-12-07T04:55:57Z

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'''Murray Rothbard''' is an economist of the [[Austrian]] school. He is more widely known today as the founder of [[anarcho capitalism]], and was one of the foremost supporters of a return to the [[gold standard]]. He was also a proponent of [[natural law]], and was influenced by [[individualist anarchism]].

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Anarcho-punk

2007-12-06T06:52:41Z

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'''Anarcho-punk''' (sometimes known as '''peace-punk''') is a subgenre of the [[punk rock]] movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically [[anarchist]] ideas.

==Beliefs and origins==

A surge of popular interest in [[anarchism]] occurred during the [[1970s]] in the [[UK]] following the birth of the punk rock movement, in particular the [[situationist]]-influenced graphics of [[Sex Pistols]] artist [[Jamie Reid]], and that band's first single, ''[[Anarchy in the UK]]''. However, while the early punk scene appropriated anarchist imagery mainly for its shock value, the band [[Crass]] expounded serious anarchist and [[pacifist]] ideas, and were to become a notable influence within various late-twentieth century [[protest movement]]s.

Many anarcho-punks are supporters of issues such as [[animal rights]], [[feminism]], the [[anti-war]] movement and are often pacifist (although some support organisations such as [[Class War]]) and tend to be in favour of [[direct action]].

While [[no doubt]] participants would dispute having any leadership, it is difficult to imagine anarcho-punk existing without the influence of Crass, although Crass founder [[Penny Rimbaud]] has stated that it is a label he dislikes. He feels that the anarcho-punks were actually representative of true [[punk rock|punk]], while the [[Sex Pistols]], [[The Clash]], [[The Damned]] etc. were in fact nothing more than 'music business puppets'.

==The [[DIY punk ethic]]==

Many anarcho-punk bands, especially at the local level of unsigned groups, have taken on what is known as a "DIY" ethic: that is, Doing It Yourself; indeed, a popular Anarcho-punk slogan reads "DIY not [[EMI (company)|EMI]]", a reference to a conscious rejection of the major record company of that name. Many anarcho-punk bands were showcased on the [[Bullshit Detector]] series of LPs released by [[Crass Records]] and [[Resistance Productions]] Records between [[1980]] and [[1994]]. There is an argument that despite promoting an [[anti-capitalist]] ideology, these were commodities sold in the market place and thus were inherently contradictory. It is however difficult to see how such groups could otherwise make their music and ideas available, although some anarcho-punk performers were also a part of the [[Cassette Culture]] scene. In this way an attempt was made to bypass the traditional recording and distribution routes, with material often being made available in exchange for "a blank tape plus self-addressed envelope". The anarcho-punk movement also had its own network of [[fanzine]]s (sometimes called [[punk-zine]]s) which disseminated news, ideas and [[artwork]] from the scene. Again, these were usually very much 'DIY' affairs, tending to be produced in runs of hundreds (at most) rather than thousands (although there were exceptions, such as ''[[Toxic Graffiti]]'', printed on [[photocopier]]s or [[duplicator machine]]s, and distributed by hand at punk gigs.

==[[Identity politics]]==

Anarcho-punk has been highlighted as one of the social phenomena which took anarchism in the direction of 'identity politics' (or '[[lifestylism]]'). Some argue that style became an essential ingredient of the movement, sometimes obscuring other factors, although others would reply that the performers who aligned themselves with anarcho-punk in fact embraced a wide diversity of approaches in both format and ideas. This would appear to be borne out by the range of artists and performers listed below.

==Some Anarcho-punk bands and musicians==

*[[Adolescents]]
*[[Against Me!]]
*[[Amebix]]
*[[Anthrax (Anarcho-punk band)|Anthrax]]
*[[Anti-Flag]]
*[[Anti-Pasti]]
*[[Antischism]]
*[[Antisect]]
*[[The APF Brigade]]
*[[The Apostles (band) |The Apostles]]
*[[Aus-Rotten]]
*[[Blyth Power (band)|Blyth Power]]
*[[Catharsis]]
*[[Chumbawamba]]
*[[Citizen Fish]]
*[[Conflict (band)|Conflict]]
*[[Crass]]
*[[Crucifix (band)|Crucifix]]
*[[Dead Kennedys]]
*[[DIRT (band)|DIRT]]
*[[Discharge]]
*[[The Ex]]
*[[Existance (band)|Existance]]
*[[Exit Stance]]
*[[Extinction of Mankind]]
*[[Flag Of Dischord]]
*[[Flux Of Pink Indians]]
*[[Generic (band)|Generic]]
*[[Hagar the Womb]]
*[[Icons of Filth]]
*[[Karma Sutra (band)|Karma Sutra]]
*[[Kronstadt Uprising (band)|Krondstadt Uprising]]
*[[Kulturkampf (band)|Kulturkampf]]
*[[Liberty (band)|Liberty]]
*[[Nausea (band)|Nausea]]
*[[No Defences]]
*[[No Use for a Name]]
*[[The Mob (London band)|The Mob]]
*[[Oi Polloi]]
*[[Omega Tribe]]
*[[One By One]]
*[[The Next World (band)|The Next World]]
*[[Philipine Violaters]]
*[[Picture Frame Seduction]]
*[[Pieklo Kobiet]]
*[[Poison Girls]]
*[[Politicide]]
*[[Propagandhi]]
*[[R.A.T.S.]]
*[[Reagan Youth]]
*[[Refused]]
*[[Riot/Clone]]
*[[Rubella Ballet]]
*[[Rudimentary Peni]]
*[[Sanction (band)|Sanction]]
*[[Selkkaus]]
*[[Senile (band)|Senile]]
*[[Submission Hold]]
*[[The Ex]]
*[[The Martyr Index]]
*[[The Sinyx]]
*[[The Sleeping Dogs]]
*[[The Subhumans]]
*[[Thatcher On Acid]]
*[[This Bike is a Pipebomb]]
*[[UP SyNDROME]]
*[[The Varukers]]
*[[Youth in Asia]]
*[[Zounds (band)|Zounds]]

==See also==
*[[Anarchist symbolism]]
*[[Anarchism in the arts]]

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Anarcho-punk

2007-12-06T06:48:41Z

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'''Anarcho-punk''' (sometimes known as '''peace-punk''') is a subgenre of the [[punk rock]] movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically [[anarchist]] ideas.

==Beliefs and origins==

A surge of popular interest in [[anarchism]] occurred during the [[1970s]] in the [[UK]] following the birth of the punk rock movement, in particular the [[situationist]]-influenced graphics of [[Sex Pistols]] artist [[Jamie Reid]], and that band's first single, ''[[Anarchy in the UK]]''. However, while the early punk scene appropriated anarchist imagery mainly for its shock value, the band [[Crass]] expounded serious anarchist and [[pacifist]] ideas, and were to become a notable influence within various late-twentieth century [[protest movement]]s.

Many anarcho-punks are supporters of issues such as [[animal rights]], [[feminism]], the [[anti-war]] movement and are often pacifist (although some support organisations such as [[Class War]]) and tend to be in favour of [[direct action]].

While [[no doubt]] participants would dispute having any leadership, it is difficult to imagine anarcho-punk existing without the influence of Crass, although Crass founder [[Penny Rimbaud]] has stated that it is a label he dislikes. He feels that the anarcho-punks were actually representative of true [[punk rock|punk]], while the [[Sex Pistols]], [[The Clash]], [[The Damned]] etc. were in fact nothing more than 'music business puppets'.

==The [[DIY punk ethic]]==

Many anarcho-punk bands, especially at the local level of unsigned groups, have taken on what is known as a "DIY" ethic: that is, Doing It Yourself; indeed, a popular Anarcho-punk slogan reads "DIY not [[EMI (company)|EMI]]", a reference to a conscious rejection of the major record company of that name. Many anarcho-punk bands were showcased on the [[Bullshit Detector]] series of LPs released by [[Crass Records]] and [[Resistance Productions]] Records between [[1980]] and [[1994]]. There is an argument that despite promoting an [[anti-capitalist]] ideology, these were commodities sold in the market place and thus were inherently contradictory. It is however difficult to see how such groups could otherwise make their music and ideas available, although some anarcho-punk performers were also a part of the [[Cassette Culture]] scene. In this way an attempt was made to bypass the traditional recording and distribution routes, with material often being made available in exchange for "a blank tape plus self-addressed envelope". The anarcho-punk movement also had its own network of [[fanzine]]s (sometimes called [[punk-zine]]s) which disseminated news, ideas and [[artwork]] from the scene. Again, these were usually very much 'DIY' affairs, tending to be produced in runs of hundreds (at most) rather than thousands (although there were exceptions, such as ''[[Toxic Graffiti]]'', printed on [[photocopier]]s or [[duplicator machine]]s, and distributed by hand at punk gigs.

==[[Identity politics]]==

Anarcho-punk has been highlighted as one of the social phenomena which took anarchism in the direction of 'identity politics' (or '[[lifestylism]]'). Some argue that style became an essential ingredient of the movement, sometimes obscuring other factors, although others would reply that the performers who aligned themselves with anarcho-punk in fact embraced a wide diversity of approaches in both format and ideas. This would appear to be borne out by the range of artists and performers listed below.

==Some Anarcho-punk bands and musicians==

*[[Adolescents]]
*[[Against Me!]]
*[[Amebix]]
*[[Anthrax (Anarcho-punk band)|Anthrax]]
*[[Anti-Flag]]
*[[Anti-Pasti]]
*[[Antischism]]
*[[Antisect]]
*[[The APF Brigade]]
*[[The Apostles (band) |The Apostles]]
*[[Aus-Rotten]]
*[[Blyth Power (band)|Blyth Power]]
*[[Catharsis]]
*[[Chumbawamba]]
*[[Citizen Fish]]
*[[Conflict (band)|Conflict]]
*[[Crass]]
*[[Crucifix (band)|Crucifix]]
*[[Dead Kennedys]]
*[[DIRT (band)|DIRT]]
*[[The Ex]]
*[[Existance (band)|Existance]]
*[[Exit Stance]]
*[[Extinction of Mankind]]
*[[Flag Of Dischord]]
*[[Flux Of Pink Indians]]
*[[Generic (band)|Generic]]
*[[Hagar the Womb]]
*[[Icons of Filth]]
*[[Karma Sutra (band)|Karma Sutra]]
*[[Kronstadt Uprising (band)|Krondstadt Uprising]]
*[[Kulturkampf (band)|Kulturkampf]]
*[[Liberty (band)|Liberty]]
*[[Nausea (band)|Nausea]]
*[[No Defences]]
*[[No Use for a Name]]
*[[The Mob (London band)|The Mob]]
*[[Oi Polloi]]
*[[Omega Tribe]]
*[[One By One]]
*[[The Next World (band)|The Next World]]
*[[Philipine Violaters]]
*[[Picture Frame Seduction]]
*[[Pieklo Kobiet]]
*[[Poison Girls]]
*[[Politicide]]
*[[Propagandhi]]
*[[R.A.T.S.]]
*[[Reagan Youth]]
*[[Refused]]
*[[Riot/Clone]]
*[[Rubella Ballet]]
*[[Rudimentary Peni]]
*[[Sanction (band)|Sanction]]
*[[Selkkaus]]
*[[Senile (band)|Senile]]
*[[Submission Hold]]
*[[The Ex]]
*[[The Martyr Index]]
*[[The Sinyx]]
*[[The Sleeping Dogs]]
*[[The Subhumans]]
*[[Thatcher On Acid]]
*[[This Bike is a Pipebomb]]
*[[UP SyNDROME]]
*[[Youth in Asia]]
*[[Zounds (band)|Zounds]]

==See also==
*[[Anarchist symbolism]]
*[[Anarchism in the arts]]

{{wikipedia}}
[[Category:Punk]]
[[Category:Anarchism]]
[[id:Anarko-punk]]
[[fr:anarcho-punk]]

Anarcho-punk

2007-12-06T06:48:10Z

GTB: /* Some Anarcho-punk bands and musicians */

'''Anarcho-punk''' (sometimes known as '''peace-punk''') is a subgenre of the [[punk rock]] movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically [[anarchist]] ideas.

==Beliefs and origins==

A surge of popular interest in [[anarchism]] occurred during the [[1970s]] in the [[UK]] following the birth of the punk rock movement, in particular the [[situationist]]-influenced graphics of [[Sex Pistols]] artist [[Jamie Reid]], and that band's first single, ''[[Anarchy in the UK]]''. However, while the early punk scene appropriated anarchist imagery mainly for its shock value, the band [[Crass]] expounded serious anarchist and [[pacifist]] ideas, and were to become a notable influence within various late-twentieth century [[protest movement]]s.

Many anarcho-punks are supporters of issues such as [[animal rights]], [[feminism]], the [[anti-war]] movement and are often pacifist (although some support organisations such as [[Class War]]) and tend to be in favour of [[direct action]].

While [[no doubt]] participants would dispute having any leadership, it is difficult to imagine anarcho-punk existing without the influence of Crass, although Crass founder [[Penny Rimbaud]] has stated that it is a label he dislikes. He feels that the anarcho-punks were actually representative of true [[punk rock|punk]], while the [[Sex Pistols]], [[The Clash]], [[The Damned]] etc. were in fact nothing more than 'music business puppets'.

==The [[DIY punk ethic]]==

Many anarcho-punk bands, especially at the local level of unsigned groups, have taken on what is known as a "DIY" ethic: that is, Doing It Yourself; indeed, a popular Anarcho-punk slogan reads "DIY not [[EMI (company)|EMI]]", a reference to a conscious rejection of the major record company of that name. Many anarcho-punk bands were showcased on the [[Bullshit Detector]] series of LPs released by [[Crass Records]] and [[Resistance Productions]] Records between [[1980]] and [[1994]]. There is an argument that despite promoting an [[anti-capitalist]] ideology, these were commodities sold in the market place and thus were inherently contradictory. It is however difficult to see how such groups could otherwise make their music and ideas available, although some anarcho-punk performers were also a part of the [[Cassette Culture]] scene. In this way an attempt was made to bypass the traditional recording and distribution routes, with material often being made available in exchange for "a blank tape plus self-addressed envelope". The anarcho-punk movement also had its own network of [[fanzine]]s (sometimes called [[punk-zine]]s) which disseminated news, ideas and [[artwork]] from the scene. Again, these were usually very much 'DIY' affairs, tending to be produced in runs of hundreds (at most) rather than thousands (although there were exceptions, such as ''[[Toxic Graffiti]]'', printed on [[photocopier]]s or [[duplicator machine]]s, and distributed by hand at punk gigs.

==[[Identity politics]]==

Anarcho-punk has been highlighted as one of the social phenomena which took anarchism in the direction of 'identity politics' (or '[[lifestylism]]'). Some argue that style became an essential ingredient of the movement, sometimes obscuring other factors, although others would reply that the performers who aligned themselves with anarcho-punk in fact embraced a wide diversity of approaches in both format and ideas. This would appear to be borne out by the range of artists and performers listed below.

==Some Anarcho-punk bands and musicians==

*[[Adolescents]]
*[[Against Me!]]
*[[Amebix]]
*[[Anthrax (Anarcho-punk band)|Anthrax]]
*[[Anti-Flag]]
*[[Anti-Pasti]]
*[[Antischism]]
*[[Antisect]]
*[[The APF Brigade]]
*[[The Apostles (band) |The Apostles]]
*[[Aus-Rotten]]
*[[Blyth Power (band)|Blyth Power]]
*[[Chumbawamba]]
*[[Citizen Fish]]
*[[Conflict (band)|Conflict]]
*[[Crass]]
*[[Crucifix (band)|Crucifix]]
*[[Dead Kennedys]]
*[[DIRT (band)|DIRT]]
*[[The Ex]]
*[[Existance (band)|Existance]]
*[[Exit Stance]]
*[[Extinction of Mankind]]
*[[Flag Of Dischord]]
*[[Flux Of Pink Indians]]
*[[Generic (band)|Generic]]
*[[Hagar the Womb]]
*[[Icons of Filth]]
*[[Karma Sutra (band)|Karma Sutra]]
*[[Kronstadt Uprising (band)|Krondstadt Uprising]]
*[[Kulturkampf (band)|Kulturkampf]]
*[[Liberty (band)|Liberty]]
*[[Nausea (band)|Nausea]]
*[[No Defences]]
*[[No Use for a Name]]
*[[The Mob (London band)|The Mob]]
*[[Oi Polloi]]
*[[Omega Tribe]]
*[[One By One]]
*[[The Next World (band)|The Next World]]
*[[Philipine Violaters]]
*[[Picture Frame Seduction]]
*[[Pieklo Kobiet]]
*[[Poison Girls]]
*[[Politicide]]
*[[Propagandhi]]
*[[R.A.T.S.]]
*[[Reagan Youth]]
*[[Refused]]
*[[Riot/Clone]]
*[[Rubella Ballet]]
*[[Rudimentary Peni]]
*[[Sanction (band)|Sanction]]
*[[Selkkaus]]
*[[Senile (band)|Senile]]
*[[Submission Hold]]
*[[The Ex]]
*[[The Martyr Index]]
*[[The Sinyx]]
*[[The Sleeping Dogs]]
*[[The Subhumans]]
*[[Thatcher On Acid]]
*[[This Bike is a Pipebomb]]
*[[UP SyNDROME]]
*[[Youth in Asia]]
*[[Zounds (band)|Zounds]]

==See also==
*[[Anarchist symbolism]]
*[[Anarchism in the arts]]

{{wikipedia}}
[[Category:Punk]]
[[Category:Anarchism]]
[[id:Anarko-punk]]
[[fr:anarcho-punk]]

Anarcho-punk

2007-12-06T06:47:39Z

GTB: /* Some Anarcho-punk bands and musicians */

'''Anarcho-punk''' (sometimes known as '''peace-punk''') is a subgenre of the [[punk rock]] movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically [[anarchist]] ideas.

==Beliefs and origins==

A surge of popular interest in [[anarchism]] occurred during the [[1970s]] in the [[UK]] following the birth of the punk rock movement, in particular the [[situationist]]-influenced graphics of [[Sex Pistols]] artist [[Jamie Reid]], and that band's first single, ''[[Anarchy in the UK]]''. However, while the early punk scene appropriated anarchist imagery mainly for its shock value, the band [[Crass]] expounded serious anarchist and [[pacifist]] ideas, and were to become a notable influence within various late-twentieth century [[protest movement]]s.

Many anarcho-punks are supporters of issues such as [[animal rights]], [[feminism]], the [[anti-war]] movement and are often pacifist (although some support organisations such as [[Class War]]) and tend to be in favour of [[direct action]].

While [[no doubt]] participants would dispute having any leadership, it is difficult to imagine anarcho-punk existing without the influence of Crass, although Crass founder [[Penny Rimbaud]] has stated that it is a label he dislikes. He feels that the anarcho-punks were actually representative of true [[punk rock|punk]], while the [[Sex Pistols]], [[The Clash]], [[The Damned]] etc. were in fact nothing more than 'music business puppets'.

==The [[DIY punk ethic]]==

Many anarcho-punk bands, especially at the local level of unsigned groups, have taken on what is known as a "DIY" ethic: that is, Doing It Yourself; indeed, a popular Anarcho-punk slogan reads "DIY not [[EMI (company)|EMI]]", a reference to a conscious rejection of the major record company of that name. Many anarcho-punk bands were showcased on the [[Bullshit Detector]] series of LPs released by [[Crass Records]] and [[Resistance Productions]] Records between [[1980]] and [[1994]]. There is an argument that despite promoting an [[anti-capitalist]] ideology, these were commodities sold in the market place and thus were inherently contradictory. It is however difficult to see how such groups could otherwise make their music and ideas available, although some anarcho-punk performers were also a part of the [[Cassette Culture]] scene. In this way an attempt was made to bypass the traditional recording and distribution routes, with material often being made available in exchange for "a blank tape plus self-addressed envelope". The anarcho-punk movement also had its own network of [[fanzine]]s (sometimes called [[punk-zine]]s) which disseminated news, ideas and [[artwork]] from the scene. Again, these were usually very much 'DIY' affairs, tending to be produced in runs of hundreds (at most) rather than thousands (although there were exceptions, such as ''[[Toxic Graffiti]]'', printed on [[photocopier]]s or [[duplicator machine]]s, and distributed by hand at punk gigs.

==[[Identity politics]]==

Anarcho-punk has been highlighted as one of the social phenomena which took anarchism in the direction of 'identity politics' (or '[[lifestylism]]'). Some argue that style became an essential ingredient of the movement, sometimes obscuring other factors, although others would reply that the performers who aligned themselves with anarcho-punk in fact embraced a wide diversity of approaches in both format and ideas. This would appear to be borne out by the range of artists and performers listed below.

==Some Anarcho-punk bands and musicians==

*[[Adolescents]]
*[[Against Me!]]
*[[Amebix]]
*[[Anthrax (Anarcho-punk band)|Anthrax]]
*[[Anti-Flag]]
[[Anti-Pasti]]
*[[Antischism]]
*[[Antisect]]
*[[The APF Brigade]]
*[[The Apostles (band) |The Apostles]]
*[[Aus-Rotten]]
*[[Blyth Power (band)|Blyth Power]]
*[[Chumbawamba]]
*[[Citizen Fish]]
*[[Conflict (band)|Conflict]]
*[[Crass]]
*[[Crucifix (band)|Crucifix]]
*[[Dead Kennedys]]
*[[DIRT (band)|DIRT]]
*[[The Ex]]
*[[Existance (band)|Existance]]
*[[Exit Stance]]
*[[Extinction of Mankind]]
*[[Flag Of Dischord]]
*[[Flux Of Pink Indians]]
*[[Generic (band)|Generic]]
*[[Hagar the Womb]]
*[[Icons of Filth]]
*[[Karma Sutra (band)|Karma Sutra]]
*[[Kronstadt Uprising (band)|Krondstadt Uprising]]
*[[Kulturkampf (band)|Kulturkampf]]
*[[Liberty (band)|Liberty]]
*[[Nausea (band)|Nausea]]
*[[No Defences]]
*[[No Use for a Name]]
*[[The Mob (London band)|The Mob]]
*[[Oi Polloi]]
*[[Omega Tribe]]
*[[One By One]]
*[[The Next World (band)|The Next World]]
*[[Philipine Violaters]]
*[[Picture Frame Seduction]]
*[[Pieklo Kobiet]]
*[[Poison Girls]]
*[[Politicide]]
*[[Propagandhi]]
*[[R.A.T.S.]]
*[[Reagan Youth]]
*[[Refused]]
*[[Riot/Clone]]
*[[Rubella Ballet]]
*[[Rudimentary Peni]]
*[[Sanction (band)|Sanction]]
*[[Selkkaus]]
*[[Senile (band)|Senile]]
*[[Submission Hold]]
*[[The Ex]]
*[[The Martyr Index]]
*[[The Sinyx]]
*[[The Sleeping Dogs]]
*[[The Subhumans]]
*[[Thatcher On Acid]]
*[[This Bike is a Pipebomb]]
*[[UP SyNDROME]]
*[[Youth in Asia]]
*[[Zounds (band)|Zounds]]

==See also==
*[[Anarchist symbolism]]
*[[Anarchism in the arts]]

{{wikipedia}}
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[[Category:Anarchism]]
[[id:Anarko-punk]]
[[fr:anarcho-punk]]

classical libertarianism

2007-12-06T05:22:22Z

GTB:

'''Classical libertarianism''' is a social, political, and economical philosophy that stands for individual liberty within the [[capitalism|capitalist system]]. It is in no way related to [[anarchism]] as it publically advocates the obidience to the written law, and argues that a [[government]] of the country must be a tool that defends the freedom of individuals, not the community.

Classical libertarianism has become the dominant definition of the word "libertarian" in the United States; however, elsewhere in the world it has retained its more radical implications.

Notable figures within the classical libertarian movement include [[Ludwig Von Mises]] and [[Robert Nozick]].

[[Category:Political theories]]

classical libertarianism

2007-12-06T05:20:41Z

GTB:

'''Classical libertarianism''' is a social, political, and economical philosophy that stands for individual liberty within the [[capitalism|capitalist system]]. It is in no way related to [[anarchism]] as it publically advocates the obidience to the written law, and argues that a [[government]] of the country must be a tool that defends the freedom of individuals, not the community.

Notable figures within this movement include [[Ludwig Von Mises]] and [[Robert Nozick]].

[[Category:Political theories]]

Gustave de Molinari

2007-12-06T02:16:37Z

GTB:

Gustave de Molinari was a Belgian economist associated with [[free market]] and [[laissez faire]] principles. His work [[The Production of Security]] is thought by many to be one of the first documents concerning [[anarcho-capitalism]].

Molinari was a contemporary of [[Frederic Bastiat]].

Anarcho-Capitalism

2007-12-06T02:15:55Z

GTB:

{{Voice of Freedom|238000|Ownership of Self}}

[[Image:Anarcho-capitalist flag.svg|thumb|right|anarcho-capitalist flag]]
'''Anarcho-capitalism''' is a [[libertarian]] view that, while believing in [[personal freedom]]s, varies from [[anarcho-socialism]] on the matter of [[property]] rights. Note that what an anarcho-capitalist considers to be capitalism may be different from more main-stream views on [[capitalism]]. [[Murray Rothbard]], an [[Austrian economist]] influenced by individualist anarchists like [[Benjamin Tucker]] and [[Lysander Spooner]], is often thought of as the founder of modern [[anarcho-capitalism]], although [[anarcho-capitalist]] themes can be found as far back as [[Gustave de Molinari]] and his landmark work, [http://www.ozarkia.net/bill/anarchism/library/ProductionofSecurity.html The Production of Security], as well as the works of [[Frederic Bastiat]].

== Varying views on intellectual property ==

While some anarcho-capitalist support intellectual property, as most people would expect capitalists would do, many oppose it, saying that intellectual property infringes in physical property. Jeremy Sapienza, the anarcho-capitalist who founded [http://www.anti-state.com anti-state.com] writes, "Is there nothing more preposterous than equating intellectual property, whatever the hell that is, with real, personal property?"[http://www.lewrockwell.com/sapienza/sapienza36.html]

== Anarcho-socialist criticism about anarcho-capitalism ==

Anarcho-capitalism is a view that departs from anarcho-socialist theory in that it regards only the state, which it defines as a monopoly on force, as unnecessary and harmful to human society. It emerged in the [[1950s]] out of the tradition of [[classical liberalism]] (see [[libertarianism]]), and generally sets itself in contrast to anarchism while attempting to reform the word to mean something new. In its embrace of capitalist economics, "anarcho"-capitalism contradicts classical [[anarchism]], which has historically has been and usually still is anti-capitalist. Social anarchists generally argue that anarcho-capitalism isn't a form of [[anarchism]] at all, because it denies a central basis of anarchism in the abolition of hierarchy. Anarcho-socialists generally believe that capitalism cannot exist without enforcement of an economic class system, thus it is impossible to remove coercive hierarchical relationships from a capitalist system. Because it is rooted in liberalism, it believes that individuals should be free to compete with other individuals. [[L. Susan Brown]], an [[anarcha-feminism|anarcha-feminist]], noted that this belief in competition means that individuals are free to take advantage of one another in order to satisfy an ends, rather than granting individuals freedom for the sake of freedom.

=== Wage labor ===
Anarcho-capitalists think that an employer-employee relationship is basically an elaborate and mutually profitable form of voluntary association. They resent government as a parasite that corrupts, biases, impedes and distorts what would otherwise be peaceful fair and free associations.

Anarcho-capitalists consider that the consent to a contract that each party was free to refuse is evidence and guarantee that the contract is legitimate and beneficial. They claim that any external power capable of preventing such relationship is itself an oppression to be fought.

Anarcho-capitalists argue that, no matter what social organization may or may not exist, social organizations will never eliminate the basic human requirement to work in order to support themselves. Therefore an objection based on a constraint that cannot be overcome is useless to argue about, and not a rational objection at all. They also argue that while someone may not be able to refuse to work in general, one has the largest choice of employers with the diversity of a free market economy, and that what matters is that no given employer/employee contract in particular be coercive.

[[Category:Political theories]]
[[Category:Anarcho-capitalism]]
[[fr:Critiques de l'anarcho-capitalisme]]
[[it:anarco-capitalismo]]

Anarcho-Capitalism

2007-12-06T02:15:25Z

GTB:

{{Voice of Freedom|238000|Ownership of Self}}

[[Image:Anarcho-capitalist flag.svg|thumb|right|anarcho-capitalist flag]]
'''Anarcho-capitalism''' is a [[libertarian]] view that, while believing in [[personal freedom]]s, varies from [[anarcho-socialism]] on the matter of [[property]] rights. Note that what an anarcho-capitalist considers to be capitalism may be different from more main-stream views on [[capitalism]]. [[Murray Rothbard]], an [[Austrian economist]] influenced by [[individualist anarchists]] like [[Benjamin Tucker]] and [[Lysander Spooner]], is often thought of as the founder of modern [[anarcho-capitalism]], although [[anarcho-capitalist]] themes can be found as far back as [[Gustave de Molinari]] and his landmark work, [http://www.ozarkia.net/bill/anarchism/library/ProductionofSecurity.html The Production of Security], as well as the works of [[Frederic Bastiat]].

== Varying views on intellectual property ==

While some anarcho-capitalist support intellectual property, as most people would expect capitalists would do, many oppose it, saying that intellectual property infringes in physical property. Jeremy Sapienza, the anarcho-capitalist who founded [http://www.anti-state.com anti-state.com] writes, "Is there nothing more preposterous than equating intellectual property, whatever the hell that is, with real, personal property?"[http://www.lewrockwell.com/sapienza/sapienza36.html]

== Anarcho-socialist criticism about anarcho-capitalism ==

Anarcho-capitalism is a view that departs from anarcho-socialist theory in that it regards only the state, which it defines as a monopoly on force, as unnecessary and harmful to human society. It emerged in the [[1950s]] out of the tradition of [[classical liberalism]] (see [[libertarianism]]), and generally sets itself in contrast to anarchism while attempting to reform the word to mean something new. In its embrace of capitalist economics, "anarcho"-capitalism contradicts classical [[anarchism]], which has historically has been and usually still is anti-capitalist. Social anarchists generally argue that anarcho-capitalism isn't a form of [[anarchism]] at all, because it denies a central basis of anarchism in the abolition of hierarchy. Anarcho-socialists generally believe that capitalism cannot exist without enforcement of an economic class system, thus it is impossible to remove coercive hierarchical relationships from a capitalist system. Because it is rooted in liberalism, it believes that individuals should be free to compete with other individuals. [[L. Susan Brown]], an [[anarcha-feminism|anarcha-feminist]], noted that this belief in competition means that individuals are free to take advantage of one another in order to satisfy an ends, rather than granting individuals freedom for the sake of freedom.

=== Wage labor ===
Anarcho-capitalists think that an employer-employee relationship is basically an elaborate and mutually profitable form of voluntary association. They resent government as a parasite that corrupts, biases, impedes and distorts what would otherwise be peaceful fair and free associations.

Anarcho-capitalists consider that the consent to a contract that each party was free to refuse is evidence and guarantee that the contract is legitimate and beneficial. They claim that any external power capable of preventing such relationship is itself an oppression to be fought.

Anarcho-capitalists argue that, no matter what social organization may or may not exist, social organizations will never eliminate the basic human requirement to work in order to support themselves. Therefore an objection based on a constraint that cannot be overcome is useless to argue about, and not a rational objection at all. They also argue that while someone may not be able to refuse to work in general, one has the largest choice of employers with the diversity of a free market economy, and that what matters is that no given employer/employee contract in particular be coercive.

[[Category:Political theories]]
[[Category:Anarcho-capitalism]]
[[fr:Critiques de l'anarcho-capitalisme]]
[[it:anarco-capitalismo]]

Anarcho-Capitalism

2007-12-06T02:14:35Z

GTB:

{{Voice of Freedom|238000|Ownership of Self}}

[[Image:Anarcho-capitalist flag.svg|thumb|right|anarcho-capitalist flag]]
'''Anarcho-capitalism''' is a [[libertarian]] view that, while believing in [[personal freedom]]s, varies from [[anarcho-socialism]] on the matter of [[property]] rights. Note that what an anarcho-capitalist considers to be capitalism may be different from more main-stream views on [[capitalism]]. [[Murray Rothbard]], an [[Austrian economist]] influenced by [[individualist-anarchists]] like [[Benjamin Tucker]] and [[Lysander Spooner]], is often thought of as the founder of modern [[anarcho-capitalism]], although [[anarcho-capitalist]] themes can be found as far back as [[Gustave de Molinari]] and his landmark work, [http://www.ozarkia.net/bill/anarchism/library/ProductionofSecurity.html The Production of Security], as well as the works of [[Frederic Bastiat]].

== Varying views on intellectual property ==

While some anarcho-capitalist support intellectual property, as most people would expect capitalists would do, many oppose it, saying that intellectual property infringes in physical property. Jeremy Sapienza, the anarcho-capitalist who founded [http://www.anti-state.com anti-state.com] writes, "Is there nothing more preposterous than equating intellectual property, whatever the hell that is, with real, personal property?"[http://www.lewrockwell.com/sapienza/sapienza36.html]

== Anarcho-socialist criticism about anarcho-capitalism ==

Anarcho-capitalism is a view that departs from anarcho-socialist theory in that it regards only the state, which it defines as a monopoly on force, as unnecessary and harmful to human society. It emerged in the [[1950s]] out of the tradition of [[classical liberalism]] (see [[libertarianism]]), and generally sets itself in contrast to anarchism while attempting to reform the word to mean something new. In its embrace of capitalist economics, "anarcho"-capitalism contradicts classical [[anarchism]], which has historically has been and usually still is anti-capitalist. Social anarchists generally argue that anarcho-capitalism isn't a form of [[anarchism]] at all, because it denies a central basis of anarchism in the abolition of hierarchy. Anarcho-socialists generally believe that capitalism cannot exist without enforcement of an economic class system, thus it is impossible to remove coercive hierarchical relationships from a capitalist system. Because it is rooted in liberalism, it believes that individuals should be free to compete with other individuals. [[L. Susan Brown]], an [[anarcha-feminism|anarcha-feminist]], noted that this belief in competition means that individuals are free to take advantage of one another in order to satisfy an ends, rather than granting individuals freedom for the sake of freedom.

=== Wage labor ===
Anarcho-capitalists think that an employer-employee relationship is basically an elaborate and mutually profitable form of voluntary association. They resent government as a parasite that corrupts, biases, impedes and distorts what would otherwise be peaceful fair and free associations.

Anarcho-capitalists consider that the consent to a contract that each party was free to refuse is evidence and guarantee that the contract is legitimate and beneficial. They claim that any external power capable of preventing such relationship is itself an oppression to be fought.

Anarcho-capitalists argue that, no matter what social organization may or may not exist, social organizations will never eliminate the basic human requirement to work in order to support themselves. Therefore an objection based on a constraint that cannot be overcome is useless to argue about, and not a rational objection at all. They also argue that while someone may not be able to refuse to work in general, one has the largest choice of employers with the diversity of a free market economy, and that what matters is that no given employer/employee contract in particular be coercive.

[[Category:Political theories]]
[[Category:Anarcho-capitalism]]
[[fr:Critiques de l'anarcho-capitalisme]]
[[it:anarco-capitalismo]]

Per Bylund

2007-12-06T00:45:24Z

GTB:

[[Per Bylund]] is the founder of [http://www.anarchism.net/ anarchism.net], and a contributer to multiple radical libertarian websites.

Per Bylund

2007-12-06T00:43:08Z

GTB:

[[Per Bylund]] is the founder of [www.anarchism.net], and a contributer to multiple radical libertarian websites.

Anarcho-Capitalism

2007-12-06T00:40:11Z

GTB:

{{Voice of Freedom|238000|Ownership of Self}}

[[Image:Anarcho-capitalist flag.svg|thumb|right|anarcho-capitalist flag]]
'''Anarcho-capitalism''' is a [[libertarian]] view that, while believing in [[personal freedom]]s, varies from [[anarcho-socialism]] on the matter of [[property]] rights. Note that what an anarcho-capitalist considers to be capitalism may be different from more main-stream views on [[capitalism]]. [[Murray Rothbard]], an [[Austrian economist]] influenced by individual anarchists like [[Benjamin Tucker]] and [[Lysander Spooner]], is often thought of as the founder of modern anarcho capitalism, although anarcho capitalist themes can be found as far back as [[Gustave de Molinari]] and his landmark work, [http://www.ozarkia.net/bill/anarchism/library/ProductionofSecurity.html The Production of Security], as well as the works of [[Frederic Bastiat]].

== Varying views on intellectual property ==

While some anarcho-capitalist support intellectual property, as most people would expect capitalists would do, many oppose it, saying that intellectual property infringes in physical property. Jeremy Sapienza, the anarcho-capitalist who founded [http://www.anti-state.com anti-state.com] writes, "Is there nothing more preposterous than equating intellectual property, whatever the hell that is, with real, personal property?"[http://www.lewrockwell.com/sapienza/sapienza36.html]

== Anarcho-socialist criticism about anarcho-capitalism ==

Anarcho-capitalism is a view that departs from anarcho-socialist theory in that it regards only the state, which it defines as a monopoly on force, as unnecessary and harmful to human society. It emerged in the [[1950s]] out of the tradition of [[classical liberalism]] (see [[libertarianism]]), and generally sets itself in contrast to anarchism while attempting to reform the word to mean something new. In its embrace of capitalist economics, "anarcho"-capitalism contradicts classical [[anarchism]], which has historically has been and usually still is anti-capitalist. Social anarchists generally argue that anarcho-capitalism isn't a form of [[anarchism]] at all, because it denies a central basis of anarchism in the abolition of hierarchy. Anarcho-socialists generally believe that capitalism cannot exist without enforcement of an economic class system, thus it is impossible to remove coercive hierarchical relationships from a capitalist system. Because it is rooted in liberalism, it believes that individuals should be free to compete with other individuals. [[L. Susan Brown]], an [[anarcha-feminism|anarcha-feminist]], noted that this belief in competition means that individuals are free to take advantage of one another in order to satisfy an ends, rather than granting individuals freedom for the sake of freedom.

=== Wage labor ===
Anarcho-capitalists think that an employer-employee relationship is basically an elaborate and mutually profitable form of voluntary association. They resent government as a parasite that corrupts, biases, impedes and distorts what would otherwise be peaceful fair and free associations.

Anarcho-capitalists consider that the consent to a contract that each party was free to refuse is evidence and guarantee that the contract is legitimate and beneficial. They claim that any external power capable of preventing such relationship is itself an oppression to be fought.

Anarcho-capitalists argue that, no matter what social organization may or may not exist, social organizations will never eliminate the basic human requirement to work in order to support themselves. Therefore an objection based on a constraint that cannot be overcome is useless to argue about, and not a rational objection at all. They also argue that while someone may not be able to refuse to work in general, one has the largest choice of employers with the diversity of a free market economy, and that what matters is that no given employer/employee contract in particular be coercive.

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Gustave de Molinari

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Gustave de Molinari was a Belgian economist associated with [[free market]] and [[laissez faire]] principles. His work [[The Production of Security]] is thought by many to be document concerning [[anarcho-capitalism]].

Molinari was a contemporary of [[Frederic Bastiat]].

Gustave de Molinari

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Gustave de Molinari was a Belgian economist associated with [[free market]] and [[laissez faire]] principles. His work [[The Production of Security]] is thought by many to be document concerning [[anarcho capitalism]].

Molinari was a contemporary of [[Frederic Bastiat]].

Anarcho-Capitalism

2007-12-06T00:22:41Z

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[[Image:Anarcho-capitalist flag.svg|thumb|right|anarcho-capitalist flag]]
'''Anarcho-capitalism''' is a [[libertarian]] view that, while believing in [[personal freedom]]s, varies from [[anarcho-socialism]] on the matter of [[property]] rights. Note that what an anarcho-capitalist considers to be capitalism may be different from more main-stream views on [[capitalism]]. [[Murray Rothbard]], an [[Austrian economist]] influenced by individual anarchists like [[Benjamin Tucker]] and [[Lysander Spooner]], is often thought of as the founder of modern anarcho capitalism, although anarcho capitalist themes can be found as far back as [[Gustave de Molinari]] and his landmark work, [[The Production of Security]], as well as the works of [[Frederic Bastiat]].

== Varying views on intellectual property ==

While some anarcho-capitalist support intellectual property, as most people would expect capitalists would do, many oppose it, saying that intellectual property infringes in physical property. Jeremy Sapienza, the anarcho-capitalist who founded [http://www.anti-state.com anti-state.com] writes, "Is there nothing more preposterous than equating intellectual property, whatever the hell that is, with real, personal property?"[http://www.lewrockwell.com/sapienza/sapienza36.html]

== Anarcho-socialist criticism about anarcho-capitalism ==

Anarcho-capitalism is a view that departs from anarcho-socialist theory in that it regards only the state, which it defines as a monopoly on force, as unnecessary and harmful to human society. It emerged in the [[1950s]] out of the tradition of [[classical liberalism]] (see [[libertarianism]]), and generally sets itself in contrast to anarchism while attempting to reform the word to mean something new. In its embrace of capitalist economics, "anarcho"-capitalism contradicts classical [[anarchism]], which has historically has been and usually still is anti-capitalist. Social anarchists generally argue that anarcho-capitalism isn't a form of [[anarchism]] at all, because it denies a central basis of anarchism in the abolition of hierarchy. Anarcho-socialists generally believe that capitalism cannot exist without enforcement of an economic class system, thus it is impossible to remove coercive hierarchical relationships from a capitalist system. Because it is rooted in liberalism, it believes that individuals should be free to compete with other individuals. [[L. Susan Brown]], an [[anarcha-feminism|anarcha-feminist]], noted that this belief in competition means that individuals are free to take advantage of one another in order to satisfy an ends, rather than granting individuals freedom for the sake of freedom.

=== Wage labor ===
Anarcho-capitalists think that an employer-employee relationship is basically an elaborate and mutually profitable form of voluntary association. They resent government as a parasite that corrupts, biases, impedes and distorts what would otherwise be peaceful fair and free associations.

Anarcho-capitalists consider that the consent to a contract that each party was free to refuse is evidence and guarantee that the contract is legitimate and beneficial. They claim that any external power capable of preventing such relationship is itself an oppression to be fought.

Anarcho-capitalists argue that, no matter what social organization may or may not exist, social organizations will never eliminate the basic human requirement to work in order to support themselves. Therefore an objection based on a constraint that cannot be overcome is useless to argue about, and not a rational objection at all. They also argue that while someone may not be able to refuse to work in general, one has the largest choice of employers with the diversity of a free market economy, and that what matters is that no given employer/employee contract in particular be coercive.

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Anarcho-Capitalism

2007-12-06T00:22:04Z

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{{Voice of Freedom|238000|Ownership of Self}}

[[Image:Anarcho-capitalist flag.svg|thumb|right|anarcho-capitalist flag]]
'''Anarcho-capitalism''' is a [[libertarian]] view that, while believing in [[personal freedom]]s, varies from [[anarcho-socialism]] on the matter of [[property]] rights. Note that what an anarcho-capitalist considers to be capitalism may be different from more main-stream views on [[capitalism]]. [[Murray Rothbard]], an [[Austrian economist]] influenced by individual anarchists like [[Benjamin Tucker]] and [[Lysander Spooner]], is often thought of as the founder of modern anarcho capitalism, although anarcho capitalist themes can be found as far back as Gustave de Molinari's landmark work [[The Production of Security]], as well as the works of [[Frederic Bastiat]].

== Varying views on intellectual property ==

While some anarcho-capitalist support intellectual property, as most people would expect capitalists would do, many oppose it, saying that intellectual property infringes in physical property. Jeremy Sapienza, the anarcho-capitalist who founded [http://www.anti-state.com anti-state.com] writes, "Is there nothing more preposterous than equating intellectual property, whatever the hell that is, with real, personal property?"[http://www.lewrockwell.com/sapienza/sapienza36.html]

== Anarcho-socialist criticism about anarcho-capitalism ==

Anarcho-capitalism is a view that departs from anarcho-socialist theory in that it regards only the state, which it defines as a monopoly on force, as unnecessary and harmful to human society. It emerged in the [[1950s]] out of the tradition of [[classical liberalism]] (see [[libertarianism]]), and generally sets itself in contrast to anarchism while attempting to reform the word to mean something new. In its embrace of capitalist economics, "anarcho"-capitalism contradicts classical [[anarchism]], which has historically has been and usually still is anti-capitalist. Social anarchists generally argue that anarcho-capitalism isn't a form of [[anarchism]] at all, because it denies a central basis of anarchism in the abolition of hierarchy. Anarcho-socialists generally believe that capitalism cannot exist without enforcement of an economic class system, thus it is impossible to remove coercive hierarchical relationships from a capitalist system. Because it is rooted in liberalism, it believes that individuals should be free to compete with other individuals. [[L. Susan Brown]], an [[anarcha-feminism|anarcha-feminist]], noted that this belief in competition means that individuals are free to take advantage of one another in order to satisfy an ends, rather than granting individuals freedom for the sake of freedom.

=== Wage labor ===
Anarcho-capitalists think that an employer-employee relationship is basically an elaborate and mutually profitable form of voluntary association. They resent government as a parasite that corrupts, biases, impedes and distorts what would otherwise be peaceful fair and free associations.

Anarcho-capitalists consider that the consent to a contract that each party was free to refuse is evidence and guarantee that the contract is legitimate and beneficial. They claim that any external power capable of preventing such relationship is itself an oppression to be fought.

Anarcho-capitalists argue that, no matter what social organization may or may not exist, social organizations will never eliminate the basic human requirement to work in order to support themselves. Therefore an objection based on a constraint that cannot be overcome is useless to argue about, and not a rational objection at all. They also argue that while someone may not be able to refuse to work in general, one has the largest choice of employers with the diversity of a free market economy, and that what matters is that no given employer/employee contract in particular be coercive.

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Anarcho-syndicalism

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'''Anarcho-syndicalism''' is the [[anarchism|anarchist]] wing of the [[labor union]] movement. Its primary aim is the end of the [[wage system]].

The basic principles of anarcho-syndicalism are:

# workers’ solidarity,
# [[direct action]]
# self-management.

Workers’ solidarity means that anarcho-syndicalists believe all workers, no matter what their [[race]], [[gender]], or [[ethnic]] group are in a similar situation ''vis-Ã -vis'' their bosses ([[Class consciousness]]). Furthermore, it means that, within [[capitalism]], any gains or losses made by some workers in their relation to bosses will eventually impact all workers. Therefore, it says that in order to gain liberation, all workers must support one another in their [[class war|struggle against bosses]].

Anarcho-syndicalists believe that only [[direct action]]—that is, action concentrated on directly attaining a goal, as opposed to indirect action, like electing a representative to a government—will allow workers to liberate themselves.

Furthermore, anarcho-syndicalists believe that workers’ organizations—the organizations which struggle against the wage system and which, in anarcho-syndicalist theory, will eventually form the basis of a new society—should be self-managing. They should not have bosses or “business agents”; rather, the workers should be able to make decisions which affect them amongst themselves.

Anarcho-syndicalism appeared through the similar goals and circumstances of syndicalists and anarchists. [[George Sorel]] misappropriated the term to combine his theory of action, irrational violence, with syndicalism. Anarcho-syndicalism came to be a prominent force in France two decades before the [[First World War]].

[[Hubert Lagardelle]] wrote that [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]] formed the fundamental theories of anarchosyndicalism; his repudiation of both capitalism and the state, his flouting of political government, his idea of free, autonomous economic groups, and his view of struggle, not pacifism, as the core of man.

The [[International Workers Association]] is an international anarchosyndicalist federation of various labor unions from different countries. The [[Industrial Workers of the World]], a once-powerful, still active, and again growing labor union, is considered a leading organ of the anarcho-syndicalist philosophy in the [[United States]]. The [[Anarchism in Spain|Spanish]] [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] played a major role in the Spanish labor movement and is also still active.

The anarcho-syndicalist orientation of many early American labor unions played a large part in the formation of the American political spectrum. The United States is the only industrialized former [[England|English]] colony to not have a labor-based political party. See, ''It Didn’t Happen Here: Why Socialism Failed in the United States'', Seymour Martin Lipset and Gary Marks. ISBN 0-39-332254-8.

[[Mikhail Bakunin|Michael Bakunin]], one of the fathers of anarchism, wrote

: “The [libertarian labour unions] ... bear in themselves the living seeds of the new society which is to replace the old world. They are creating not only the ideas, but also the facts of the future itself.”

: ''REF: Dolgoff, S. (ed), Bakunin on Anarchism, Montreal; Black Rose Books, 1990, pp. 255.''

[[Noam Chomsky]], a prominent anarcho-syndicalist, has also written and spoken favorably about anarcho-syndicalism.

''See also'': [[general strike]], [[syndicalism]]

==Anarcho-syndicalist Organizations==

* [[Solidarity Federation]] (Britain)
* [[Industrial Workers of the World]]
* [[Workers Solidarity Alliance]]
* [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]]
* [[Syndikalistiska UngdomsfÃ¶rbundet]] (Sweden)

==External links==

* [http://www.iww.org Industrial Workers of the World]
* [http://www.cnt.es/ ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo - CNT/AIT]
* [http://www.workersolidarity.org Workers' Solidarity Alliance]

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Individualist anarchism

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'''Individualist anarchism''' is a variety of [[anarchism]] that emphasises the importance of the [[individualism|individual]].
Several classical anarchist thinkers, such as [[Josiah Warren]], [[Benjamin Tucker]], [[Lysander Spooner]], [[Max Stirner]], [[Dora Marsden]] and [[Joseph Labadie]], are known as individualist anarchists. [[Voltarine De Cleyre]] in her early career was also an individualist anarchist.

Their works argue for the [[sovereignty of the individual|sovereignty of each individual]] within their own [[life]]. Other such writers include [[Henry David Thoreau]] and [[John Henry Mackay]].

== Individualist anarchists and private property ==

Individualist anarchists are claimed as part of their tradition by [[anarcho-capitalism|anarcho-capitalists]], in turn, some individualist anarchists claim some works by anarcho-capitalists as part of their tradition, though without fully adhering to them.

[[libertarian socialism|Libertarian socialists]] insist that many of these authors, after and including [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]], rejected essential foundations of [[capitalism]], namely the legalism of private property (as opposed to the mere right to use), particulary with regard to land, and the charging of interest or rent.

[[anarcho-capitalism|Anarcho-capitalists]] appreciate
the emphasis given by these thinkers on individual rights and liberty,
and on market-based approaches rather than [[collectivism]]; they agree
with [[Frederic Bastiat]] in his [[Frederic Bastiat/debate with Proudhon|responses to Proudhon]].

Anarcho-capitalists can think also as well as [[Max Stirner]] who is arguably the most [[philosophy|philosophically]] oriented of these individual anarchists, rejected Proudhon's ideas about property as a collective good, but also rejected all kinds of [[liberalism]] and the idea of rights to personal properties as an illusion or "ghost", clearly stating that there is no divine right to own anything, you only have what you have and that's it. In Stirner's view there are no [[morality|moral]] obligations attached to property, or anything else for that matter. Thus he deems both Proudhon's concept of "individual property as theft" (paraphrased) ''and'' the [[libertarianism|libertarian]] idea of property as a natural principle as founded in [[superstition|superstitious]] beliefs. (In this concept he also explicitly included all "immaterial" or "spiritual" posessions, see ''[[The Ego and His Own]]''.)

== See also ==
* [[autonomism]]
* [[egoism]]
* [[An Anarchist FAQ - Is individualist anarchism capitalistic? - Introduction]]
* [[An Anarchist FAQ - What are the differences between individualist and social anarchists?]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.mondopolitico.com/library/wendymcelroy/ia.ca.libertarianism/mpintro.htm Mondo Politico Library's presentation of Wendy McElroy's speech, ''Individualist Anarchism vs. Communist Anarchism and Libertarianism'' (Full text; formatted for easy on-screen reading)]
* [http://www.spaz.org/~dan/individualist-anarchist/resources.html Individualist anarchist resources]
* [http://www.zetetics.com/mac/ Wendy McElroy], an Anarcho-Capitalist who claims to be a modern Individualist Anarchist
* [http://www.rawilson.com/main.shtml Robert Anton Wilson], another modern Individualist Anarchist
* [http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1931/secGcon.html libertarian socialist views on individualist anarchism]
* [http://www.BlackCrayon.com/ BlackCrayon.com]: Philosophical Anarchism
* [http://againstpolitics.com/individualist_anarchism/index.html Against Politics]: Individualist Anarchism (Page no longer available)

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