File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_1999/anarchy-list.9910, message 117


Date:  5 Oct 99 13:07:51 CDT
From: Michael Chisari <mchisari-AT-usa.net>
Subject: Re: [Re: Supposed Ideological Fraud]


> ben blumson <benb-AT-freemail.com.au> wrote:
>
> Anyway not knowing the difference between libertarianism and anarchism 
> i joined this list - which has thankfully changed my perspective a lot. 
> I wonder how many other people held libertarian opinions before 
> anarchist ones?
> cheers,
> Ben

   I think a large portion of modern day anarchists go through their
"Capital L Libertarian" phase.  

   As a sophmore in high school, I was a republican, because I hated 
big government.  But I'm not exactly morally conservative, so I 
eventually moved towards Libertarianism.  My faith in anarcho-capitalism,
however, was not exactly strong.  At one point, my (now ex-)girlfriend
asked me how a certain social ill (I think it was deforestation or
something similar) would be solved, and I actually told her that the
market would find a solution.  It was about at that point I realised
how ridiculous that sounded.  :)

   I found the anarchism faq, and it showed me that socialism did not
have to be about totaliatarian redistribution of wealth.  Instead, 
I found the philosophy which had guided my interest in Linux and free
software in general.

   One thing I've learned, however, is that we must never stop 
evolving ideas. 

--

 Michael Chisari         "Got a revolution behind my eyes, 
 mchisari-AT-usa.net         we got to get up and organize." 

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