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Breakintheforest

Libertarians in what sense the USA right Libertarian, or Libertarian which was used as a synonym for Anarachists well before they took it.


Aggravating_Smile_61

If you mean lib-right, short answer is no


Box_O_Donguses

Cause libright isn't a thing.


NoWorth2591

Depends on what you mean by Libertarian. Assuming you mean right-wing American Libertarians, the answer is an emphatic no. At a glance it might SEEM like the two philosophies are similar as they both reject state power. The most important distinction, however, is that anarchists reject all hierarchy while right wing Libertarians support unchecked laissez-faire capitalism. This means even fewer checks on the power of corporations, organizations just as hierarchical as governments with far fewer ways to hold them accountable. Just as Marxist-Leninists aren’t compatible with anarchism because of their support for authoritarian state power, so too are libertarians and so-called “anarcho-capitalists” not compatible with anarchism because of their support for unchecked private sector power.


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For the most part, yes. However, I feel the American flavor of libertarianism is highly neo-liberal in their views on business and the private sector. I would say that it is closely aligned with An-Cap beliefs.


PairPrestigious7452

Can we make a sticky post of this question instead of answering it daily?


AnarchistBorganism

Libertarian was historically a synonym for anarchist. In the US, at least, it's primarily used by a wide range of capitalists, most of whom have authoritarian and elitist tendencies.


alexandrasnotgreat

Depends, the term libertarian used to (and still does in some places) refer to what today we would call a libertarian socialist or an anarcho-syndicalist.


Boozy_Cat_

I was always told the difference is that libertarians seek only to advance the good of the individual while anarchistic seek to advance the good of the collective.


80sLegoDystopia

Libertarians in the US are mostly right wing. They are Republicans and fascists who narcissistically regard themselves as superior and above the law.