On Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:10:46 -0500 Ted Smith <tedks@riseup.net> wrote:
As for ideology, I use my real name on this list because I'm already openly anarchist and cypherpunk in my meatspace identity and see no reason to hide this. However, you seem confused on the nature of anarchism.
And what about you?
As a rejection of all forms of coercion and hierarchy, anarchism is both implicitly and explicitly feminist, anti-racist, anti-capitalist, and anti-imperialist.
'feminist'? meaning? 'anti-capitalist'? meaning?
If you're a "libertarian," I urge you to stop using a word that everywhere but the united states means "anarchist" in the sense I have been using
OK. Now just think about what you wrote. You (correctly) reject imperialism yet you are assuming that the whole fucking world speaks...what? The language of the fucking anglo-american empire? "libertarian" is an english word. It doesn't exist in any other language but english. For instance, in french they have the word "libertaire" which refers to the kind of anarchismo you prolly see as the only 'true' anarchism. Spanish has the word "libertario", which isn't too common but the meaning is supposed to be similar to the french word. Those two languages also have the word "liberal". Do you know what liberal means?
it and in the sense anarchists throughout history have used it including but not limited to Emma Goldman, Assata Shakur, and Bill Haywood,
all english speakers.
and instead say "neo-feudalist" which is perhaps more appropriate.
Do you know why advocated of individual rights, laissez faire and the like are now called "libertarians" in english?