What is Libertarian Socialism? By Winona Rachel
Any mention of the word socialism in the same sentence as libertarian often provokes a variety of skeptical responses: “But that’s an oxymoron!” “That’s just not possible.” “That exists?” However, anti-authoritarian politics and socialism have been closely tied since nascency, and libertarianism combined with visions of worker ownership of production and non-hierarchical property relations is not a new concept by any means. Outside of the United States, the word libertarian is associated with anti-authoritarian anti-capitalist anarchist groups, and the word actually comes from the French word libertaire. In the mid-1800s, French anarchists started to use this word in their publications to sidestep government bans on “anarchist” literature.
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