"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Anarchism, Capitalism, and Anarcho-Capitalism
"ANARCHISM HAS NOTHING to do with the exploitative, rule-based and oppressive system of capitalism. Yet there is a part of the anarchist movement calling themselves “anarcho-capitalists.” Some argue this term is simply an attempt by conservative, big business forces to hijack the concept of anarchism, some argue anarcho-capitalism is rather a state-minimalizing classical liberalism, and still some claim anarcho-capitalism is truly anarchist."
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Probably one of the worst articles on anarchism or anarcho-capitalism that I have ever read.
It was so riddled with assumptions, inaccuracies and just flat out crap, that the only thing i can use it for is an examination into the mind of an "anarchist" who doesn't understand that voluntary market exchange is the basis of anarchy.
I think the guy that wrote this article needs to read the STR article put up today about the Orwellian altering of the meaning of words to displace proper political debates.
Why on earth would conservative, big business forces want to "hijack the concept of anarchism"?