Anarchy. The absence of a state/government. That's all it means. Liberalism (libertarianism). That people have the right to to own their life, liberty and property. (what a horrible concept, eh?)
The difference between an anarchist and a libertarianist with regards to the state, is that while libertarianists sort of trip on the finish line, anarchists wants to go all the way. A 99% v.s. a 100% state free society situation. Libertarians want a smaller government (because a government always infringe on life, liberty and property), and anarchist want no government at all. How to actually make a society work alternatively is a whole different matter and subject to a lot of discussion and theories.
I don't really see what the problem people have with libertarianism is. Do you think it's morally right to steal? I guess not. Do you think it's morally right to murder? I guess not. Do you think it's morally right to rape? I guess not. This is also what libertarians think. The difference is that libertarians actually take it seriously.
You can't have different rules for different people. If it's wrong to steal and murder for me, then it's wrong to steal and murder for everyone. Then it's wrong for the "government" (a group of people, just like me) to steal money (taxes). Then it's wrong for the "military" (another group of people) to murder (war). This is just the logical extrapolation of basic axioms. Just because people are defined as a group doesn't mean they're not people and suddenly have other moral rules. Try to point at "your family" without pointing to any member of that family. It's impossible. Groups do not exist in reality.
As for anarchism: The biggest source of death, poverty and destruction in the history of mankind is not petty or organized crime, but governments. Every mafia and petty criminal combined since the dawn of time can not even begin to compare itself to the magnitude of what the various governments or the world have managed when it comes to murder, theft and slavery. I mean, communism itself is responsible for over half a billion dead in less than 100 years. How could you possibly match that? So, is removing this humongous plague upon humanity really such a bad idea?
Liberalism (libertarianism). That people have the right to to own their life, liberty and property. (what a horrible concept, eh?)
The difference between an anarchist and a libertarianist with regards to the state, is that while libertarianists sort of trip on the finish line, anarchists wants to go all the way.
A 99% v.s. a 100% state free society situation.
Libertarians want a smaller government (because a government always infringe on life, liberty and property), and anarchist want no government at all.
How to actually make a society work alternatively is a whole different matter and subject to a lot of discussion and theories.
I don't really see what the problem people have with libertarianism is.
Do you think it's morally right to steal? I guess not.
Do you think it's morally right to murder? I guess not.
Do you think it's morally right to rape? I guess not.
This is also what libertarians think.
The difference is that libertarians actually take it seriously.
You can't have different rules for different people.
If it's wrong to steal and murder for me, then it's wrong to steal and murder for everyone.
Then it's wrong for the "government" (a group of people, just like me) to steal money (taxes).
Then it's wrong for the "military" (another group of people) to murder (war).
This is just the logical extrapolation of basic axioms.
Just because people are defined as a group doesn't mean they're not people and suddenly have other moral rules.
Try to point at "your family" without pointing to any member of that family. It's impossible. Groups do not exist in reality.
As for anarchism:
The biggest source of death, poverty and destruction in the history of mankind is not petty or organized crime, but governments.
Every mafia and petty criminal combined since the dawn of time can not even begin to compare itself to the magnitude of what the various governments or the world have managed when it comes to murder, theft and slavery.
I mean, communism itself is responsible for over half a billion dead in less than 100 years. How could you possibly match that?
So, is removing this humongous plague upon humanity really such a bad idea?