Is there a difference between individualist anarchists, anarcho-capitalists, and libertarians?

[brentbacardi]

I can't seem to find any super clear cut definitions. I am definitely one of these three things though. Would appreciate any insight you guys may have. Thanks!

[AmeliaG]

Anarchists want no imposed rules.

Anarcho-capitalists want societal structures sufficient to enable commerce, but not necessarily ones enforced by nation states.

Libertarians want government to be small and limited to allow for maximum possible individual freedom within the social compact.

[Rob]

Their names?

[CurrentlySober]

Yes - Different Spellings...

[brentbacardi]

Originally Posted by AmeliaG

Anarcho-capitalists want societal structures sufficient to enable commerce, but not necessarily ones enforced by nation states.

Libertarians want government to be small and limited to allow for maximum possible individual freedom within the social compact.

Thank you! I think I am ideally anarcho-capitalist but realistically happy enough with libertarian view.

Originally Posted by AmeliaG

Anarchists want no imposed rules.

But with this one I wanted to know about individualist anarchism, not just anarchists. That is the general type of anarchy in which anarcho-capitalism is part of, so I am assuming there is at least one other major type of anarchy similar to anarcho-capitalism. At least that's what I got from wikipedia but its like 10 pages long and I don't think I got the proper distinctions from it.

[AmeliaG]

Originally Posted by brentbacardi

Thank you! I think I am ideally anarcho-capitalist but realistically happy enough with libertarian view.



But with this one I wanted to know about individualist anarchism, not just anarchists. That is the general type of anarchy in which anarcho-capitalism is part of, so I am assuming there is at least one other major type of anarchy similar to anarcho-capitalism. At least that's what I got from wikipedia but its like 10 pages long and I don't think I got the proper distinctions from it.

Individualist anarchists believe the individual is sovereign and no one else can impose rules on the individual without the individual's consent. Basically, kind of purest form of anarchist.

[brentbacardi]

Originally Posted by AmeliaG

Individualist anarchists believe the individual is sovereign and no one else can impose rules on the individual without the individual's consent. Basically, kind of purest form of anarchist.

So would an individualist anarchist support the right to property (ie bread company warehouse owned by me lol) over the right to eat (ie starving homeless)?

Sorry to ask you so much but I am just very interested and not many people seem to know what they are talking about!

[AmeliaG]

Originally Posted by brentbacardi

So would an individualist anarchist support the right to property (ie bread company warehouse owned by me lol) over the right to eat (ie starving homeless)?

Sorry to ask you so much but I am just very interested and not many people seem to know what they are talking about!

An individualist anarchist would only support your bread warehouse's rights to property if the starving homeless person had also previously individually specifically accepted the same property system you believe in. Otherwise, nope.

[brentbacardi]

Thank you! Yeah I spoke to a few people I met recently who did Occupy where I live and they confused the shit out of me as they seemed to contradict each other. They must have been different types of anarchists or just confused themselves or both.

[Ferus]

anarchist want; No RULER

The Word comes from the old Greek word "anarchia", meaning "not, without" + "ruler"


But today its ben dumbed down, and most of the time means people who dont obey the rules, but still want the government to pay for all their shit.

[RummyBoy]

Certain developed economies have crossed thresholds that have woken people up to their loss of freedom and that has really buoyed the Anarcho-capitalist and libertarians movements...... More power to them.....