Libertarian Socialism

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Not to be confused with Social Libertarianism or Liberal Socialism.

"If we don't believe in free expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."

Libertarian Socialism (Also known as Stateless Socialism or Free Socialism) encompasses a wide range of ideologies, but mainly rejects the conception of socialism as a statist form where the state bureaucracy retains centralized control of the economy. Workers within a libertarian socialist society have Direct Democratic control over the means of production. Some types of Libertarian Socialism believe that Markets can exist within a Socialist society, as a libertarian form of Market Socialism, while others, such as Libertarian Marxism, and Anarcho-Communism, do not. Some Libertarian Socialists wish to abolish the state altogether, like the aforementioned Anarcho-Communism, while others, such as Minarcho-Socialism believe that a small state can exist within a libertarian socialist framework.

History

20th century

In the early part of this period, libertarian socialism was equal in influence to both social democracy and communism. Demonstrating this influence was the formation of the Anarchist International, which drew in many anti-capitalists. Using this new organizational power, they were able to position themselves against both of their ideological rivals for the next 50 years.

Before the Russian Revolution, libertarian socialists played a crucial role in campaigning for land reform, and against Tsarist authoritarianism. These campaigns were led by the Narodniks, the Left Social Revolutionary Party, and various anarchist collectives. These campaigns helped to instigate the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917. Unfortunately, in the latter revolution, when the Bolsheviks seized control, they purged libertarian socialists left and right, leading to their political irrelevancy in Russia.

In the 1936 Spanish Revolution, the CNT was crucial to the subsequent creation of libertarian socialist communities and collectives within that country. These collectives allowed delegates to take charge in certain situations, with the caveat of direct recall. Unfortunately for the CNT, when Francisco Franco came to power in Spain, the CNT went into a rapid decline.

Post-World War II

After the war, the ideology was ostracized from the labor movement, at least in part due to its inability to wrest control over unions from communists, social democrats, or business unionists. Additionally, because of the seeming ease at which reformist unions gained their rights, they felt no need to engage in the radical politics espoused by libertarian socialists.

Beliefs and Theory (WIP)

Similar to autonomism, libertarian socialism believes in giving the average person as much freedom as possible. To do this, capitalism must be abolished. Libertarian Socialism is seen as a more moderate variant of Anarcho-Commumism. Most libertarian socialists believe in Minarcho-Socialism, which is the idea that a limited socialist state existing. Libertarian Socialism opposes Marxism Leninism, seeing it as a variant of State Capitalism. Libertarian Socialism believes in worker control of the means of production, similar to Syndicalism.


Some variants of Libertarian Socialism believe in a Market Socialist economy, which the belief that markets and a socialist economy can coexist.

Libertarian Socialists support civil disobedience and the rejection of Authoritarianism, similar to most Anarchists and Libertarians.

Most Libertarian socialists are internationalists who reject nationalism. However, some variants of the ideology are nationalists (see Independence Anarchism).

Variants

Libertarian Market Socialism

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Libertarian Market Socialism (LibMarkSoc) is an economically left-wing, libertarian, and generally culturally progressive ideology who can be described as a more moderate version of Mutualism. LibMarkSoc believes in the libertarian principle of limited government combined with the economic view that while the means of production should belong to the workers who use them, goods and services should be provided through a market economy contributed to by worker-owned businesses and co-ops. They support local direct democracy, with a limited, higher-level federal government.

Libertarian Marxism

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Libertarian Marxism (LibMarx) is an economically far-left, libertarian, revolutionary, internationalist, and progressive ideology that supports worker ownership of the means of production and eventual transition into a stateless, moneyless, and classless society as per typical Marxist thought, however, he supports a decentralized approach where the working class leads the revolution themselves as opposed to acting with the aid of a vanguard party, and strongly emphasizes the libertarian and anti-authoritarian aspects of Marx's writings, specifically in his later work. It is almost always coupled with culturally left leanings.

Personality

The epitome of "fuck you, I won't do what you tell me". Annoys other socialists by complaining about how statist they are. Hangs out with other non-capitalist LibLeft ideologies a lot, although she frequently ignores them when they get into debates.

Really into punk rock and RATM.

How to Draw

Flag of Libertarian Socialism
  1. Draw a ball
  2. Draw an alternating pattern of red and a near-black stretching from the edge and meeting at the center, with 10 segments.
  3. Draw a star with the reverse colors in the center of the ball.
  4. Fill in the star and clean up the edges.
  5. Add the eyes and you're done!
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Red #FF0000 255, 0, 0
Black #141414 20, 20, 20


Relationships

Comrades

Frenemies

  • Leninism - You led the first successful workers' revolution and your motto was “all power to the Soviets!”. Unfortunately you were authoritarian but your legacy is to be recognized.
  • Trotskyism - I'm not ready to forgive you for betraying my cousins ( Kronstadt and Makhnovia anyone?), but at least you resisted Stalin.
  • Civil Libertarianism - Look, we're both for human rights and freedom, but you're just too squeamish and a bit too averse to any violence. I mean, good luck getting a revolution through publishing the dirty laundry of the establishment on the net.
  • Classical Social Democracy - Cousin, we agree on a number of issues but how am I 'utopian' when by now there are more societies run by my principles than by yours?
  • Conservative Socialism - A conservative guy, but aside from cultural stance, you're just a bit authoritative.
  • Left-Wing Nationalism - I support your fight for the freedom of your nation, but please do understand that real socialism comes from workers, not the bureaucracy.
  • Liberal Socialism - We both love freedom and Chomsky seems to admire you a lot, but many of you are too moderate. Plaus Vaush is a hypocritical lib.
  • Market Socialism - You can't go wrong with co-ops or workplace democracy, however, most of my followers are skeptical of markets.
  • Radicalism - Too moderate, especially on the property questions, though for their time many of your followers were rather cool. I'm not so sure about others like Hugo or Clemenceau, though.
  • Reformist Marxism - Some of your branches like the JCP have good takes even if they are too mild, but Bernstein was the original Social-Imperialist.
  • Revolutionary Progressivism - We both dislike capitalism but, for Pete's sake, chill out (and stop simping for authoritarians claiming to be 'progressive').
  • Social Libertarianism - If I were spicy, you'd be mild. Capitalism? Pfft.
  • Social Liberalism - Even milder than the above but generally you're heading in the right direction. But curse LBJ for escalating the Vietnam War!
  • Social Georgism - You're even more mild then SocBert, but LVT is kinda based.
  • Social Democracy - A slightly socialist guy, but he's way too moderate. He thinks that reforming capitalism is better than abolishing it, and idk about him...
  • Classical Conservatism - As far as you are from my ideals, Orwell found you preferable to totalitarians of either flank.
  • Crusade of Romanianism - My... ultranationalist son?
  • Distributism - Not bad for a self-avowed bourgeois ball, though I wish you were more left-leaning.

Oppressors

  • Crapitalism - Cringe system. Needs a state to function.
  • Authoritarian Capitalism - My polar opposite. The two things I hate the most combined.
  • State Capitalism - Aren't you just the same thing?
  • Dengism - You have been here already, State Cappie.
  • Fascism - him, but without the mask of a "free market".
  • Imperialism - 🎵 WHY DO YOU ALWAYS SEND THE POOR! 🎵
  • National Capitalism - Why do you have to exist?!
  • National "Socialism" - "TeH nAzIs ArE sOcIaLiStS bEcAuSE 'sOcIaLiStS' iS lItErAlLY iN tHeIr NaME." Sure. The social "Darwinistic" belief that only the so-called "strong" should survive is totally something a socialist would believe in.
  • National Bolshevism - Oh hell yeah, two of the worst ideologies had to produce an even worse offspring. I'm not joining your gang!
  • Authoritarian Socialism - Socialism is when workers, not bureaucracy, manage the means of production.
  • Marxism–Leninism - "mY dIcTAtOrsHiP iS rEAl sOciAlIsM bEcauSE I pUt 'WoRkErS' iN the NaME!" Bullshit I say!
  • Pol Potism - You’re a danger to both your own country and to the socialist movement at large. Chomsky did not support you, he just knew that you were no different than you capitalist equivalents!
  • Reactionary Socialism - You hate them for all the wrong reasons.
  • Ingsoc - Yeah... you're not a socialist. More like the end goal of him... or him, and for that matter him as well.
  • Police Statism - FUCK YOU! I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
  • Neoconservatism - Piss off, imperialist scum!
  • Neoliberalism - Reagan and Thatcher were more authoritarian governments than social democratic governments!
  • Right-Wing Populism - Don't you realize that the hard-right part of the elite uses your gullibility to make you believe that their rivals within the elite are responsible for your misfortunes?
  • Thatcherism - 🎵 DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD! 🎵
  • Third Way - Piss off you woke imperialist trash! And stop posting videos claiming Chomsky is a genocide denier, he's just saying they aren't really genocides, which isn't the same thing I swear.
  • Putinism - ...Not the guy I want to have a dinner with. Though Neocon is still worse, at least because of his greater firepower and media power at the moment.
  • Fourth Theory - Basically him but with a few takes lifted from the neocons (and don't deny it, you lunatic!). How can you get people to stay in your 'utopia'?
  • Kastism - Lol cope harder fascist.
  • Conservative Feminism - Fake feminist!
  • Liberal Feminism - Another pseudo-feminist garbage!
  • Libertarian Feminism - "i'M tOTalLy FrEe AnD InDePeNdEnT cUz i GOt aN oNlYFaNs aCcOuNt!" Not that I'm trying to be a moralist, but you cannot achieve actual feminist empowerment through selling your basic dignity, pick one.
  • Objectivism - You don't want freedom; you want everyone to obey the orders of the bosses who you think are the greatest thing ever.
  • Fake "Libertarian" - I'M THE TRUE LIBERTARIAN YOU RADICAL CAPITALIST SCUM!
  • Anarcho-Capitalism - You're the real oxymoron here, so stop denying it.
  • Minarchism - Read above.
  • Reactionary Libertarianism - Come on, are you serious?!
  • Mediacracy - Stop manufacturing consent!
  • A whole load of political tests - NO, MARXISM IS NOT AUTHORITARIAN, DUMBASSES!

Further Information

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References

  1. ↑ Historically, calling oneself a libertarian socialist was identical to calling oneself a left-wing anarchist. Over time, the term has gradually come to take on the meaning of a socialist who is critical of authority, but not necessarily to the point where they cannot tolerate the state’s existence.
  2. ↑ "With all his mostly negative feelings about Israel, Noam Chomsky continues to speak affectionately about the kibbutz [...]"
  3. ↑ He called Paul Robeson, a civil rights activist, "too anti-white"
  4. ↑ Called many "crypto-communists" on his list "Jewish" as an insult
  5. ↑ https://www.marxists.org/archive/orwell/1938/why-ilp.htm
  6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwell%27s_list

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