Archive for 'anarchism'

What Do Socialism And Intelligent Design Have In Common?

May 10th, 2008 – 2:45 pm
Filed as: anarchism

A common argument I hear from socialists (both anarchist and statist) is that libertarians seek to impose the market onto people against their will. To me, this reveals a fundamental misunderstanding regarding what the market is.
The market is an abstraction and does not refer to something that is deliberately implemented. It describes the naturally occurring [...]

Anarcho-Quiz

April 13th, 2008 – 12:29 pm
Filed as: anarchism

So I just took this internet quiz on quizfarm.com that allegedly determines what kind of anarchist you are.

What kind of Anarchist are you?
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You scored as Anarcho-Capitalist
Anarcho-capitalism is perhaps more closely linked the libertarian tradition than anarchism as it favours a free market and a stateless society. Private businesses would replace the functions of [...]

The State Poisons the Market

December 26th, 2007 – 1:22 pm
Filed as: anarchism

One interesting conclusion I have drawn from reading Agorist literature (namely Brad Spangler’s blog) is that socialists often correctly see injustice but incorrectly blame the market for the problem rather than the state, and libertarians (inconsistent ones anyway) often refuse to regard it as injustice in defense of the “free” market.
For example, look at this [...]

The Greater Good is the God of Statism

September 26th, 2007 – 9:59 pm
Filed as: anarchism

Nearly every religion has some entity that its adherents are expected to obey without question. Typically named something like God, Yahweh, or Allah, this entity is usually defined and described in ways to purposely put it outside the conception of the human mind so as to remove that pesky element of causality when those who [...]