the-pi-guy said:
I think that's a common definition among a lot of Americans, and probably the English speaking world in general. But that's not the distinction that most political science people would use. There's lots of different words that I've seen people use to describe left vs right: change vs tradition, supporting or opposing a hierarchy is a pretty defining one. The big reason why people say that anarcho-capitalism isn't anarchist, is because capitalism demands a hierarchy (people with more money have more power), and anarchy isn't so much about there not being a state, but not having a hierarchy whatsoever. An anarcho-capitalist isn't demanding there be no hierarchy, just that instead of a state, the hierarchy is perpetuated by an elite class. Kind of cutting out the middleman of elected officials. |
At least I'm willing to admit I'm wrong and re-evaluate my stance. Not a lot of people are willing to do that, even when blatantly and conclusively proven wrong.
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