I'd love to see those Hexbears have an answer for this!

  • Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    Think Kropotkin-style anarchism. "Libertarian" used to refer to anarcho-communism--communism without states, hierarchies, and so on--until Rothbard and company started using it to mean laissez-faire capitalism during the 20th century. Some anarchists will still call themselves libertarian socialists or left-libertarians (not to be confused with "bleeding heart libertarians" or "liberaltarians," which are as awful as you'd expect).

      • Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        Yeah, that was their deliberate plan. Rothbard wrote:

        For the first time in my memory, we, 'our side,' had captured a crucial word from the enemy. 'Libertarians' had long been simply a polite word for left-wing anarchists, that is for anti-private property anarchists, either of the communist or syndicalist variety. But now we have taken it over.

        He was successful to the point that very few people use it in the old sense anymore, unfortunately. This is especially true in amerikkka

        • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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          1 year ago

          Probably worth pointing out that Hitler talks about doing the same thing with the word socialism.