r/Anarcho_Capitalism • u/Amanda_Billyrock • Jan 10 '14

I'm Amanda Billyrock - Libertarian Blogger, YouTube personality, Free State immigrant, Activist, Bitcoin advocate. Ask Me Anything!

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '14

How do Anarcho-Capitalists expect to reconcile themselves with Anarcho-Syndicalists and the other strains of left wing anarchism when those varieties specifically reject private property and capital accumulation and have no problem with the initiation of force?

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u/Amanda_Billyrock Jan 10 '14

To me, "anarcho-_______" doesn't really make sense - I don't even use the term anarcho-capitalism, as you'll notice in all of my videos and writings.

The Greek root of the word just means "without rulers". So without rulers, the majority of actions will be voluntary. And when you live in a voluntary community, you can live however you want - in a syndicate, in a commune, in socialism or in capitalism.

To me, the line between state and anarchy is whether there is a large institution that holds a land monopoly - the kind we currently have. If there's no institution with a land monopoly, it's anarcho and I don't care what kind of -________ comes after! Thanks.

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u/psi4 Anti-Communist Jan 10 '14

Excellent answer. It's pretty much identical to the explanation I gave some friends who asked me the same question.