Anarchism in the late 1800's

Sparks

Sparks

Mar 2009
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I am studying the history of the Philippines and reading a book that looks at the connection of the Anarchists movement and the rebellions of Cuba and the Philippines in the late 1890's.

And while some of the connections are a bit stretched, the idea of a radical solution to oppression did obviously effect the great Filipino writer Jose Rizal, who used the concept of a bomb set to blow up among the oppressing enemies of the Philippines much as the bombs of the Anarchists were exploding throughout Europe and other parts of the world.

How much does the history of Anarchism effect the views and prohibitions of the current Libertarians? Where did the dislike of radical action and the concept of protection of personal property separate the somewhat related views?
 
myp

myp

Jan 2009
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Sparks said:
How much does the history of Anarchism effect the views and prohibitions of the current Libertarians? Where did the dislike of radical action and the concept of protection of personal property separate the somewhat related views?
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Just like with any ideology, there has been a progressive evolution of ideas, so this question can really only be applied to specific ideologies within the realm of libertarianism. Libertarians can have a very wide range of beliefs that all stem from different parent ideologies.

Personally, I do consider myself libertarian, but my ideas stem more from the influences on the founding fathers such as Locke. As for radical action,every ideology has its radicals that are willing to do things like bomb places in what they hope will be a fast attempt at revolution or change.
 
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curious

Mar 2009
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You should also look at the impact European anarchists had. Wasn't it an anarchist who killed an archduke and started WWI?
 
myp

myp

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curious said:
You should also look at the impact European anarchists had. Wasn't it an anarchist who killed an archduke and started WWI?
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Actually, no. Gavilo Princip was a member of the Black Hand, a group which wanted to unite the slavic people who were annexed by Austria-Hungary. Even if he were an anarchist though, what is your point?
 
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curious

Mar 2009
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I was thinking that the anarchist movement in Europe would have influenced that in the Philippines.
 
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Walter7

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Hello. i am studying political sciences as a subject. This forum helped me a lot. Keep Up the good Work.
 
deanhills

deanhills

Mar 2009
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I would say that at the core of libertarianism is minimal Government. Some libertarians may stretch it further than that and go for no Government, which of course is an anarchy. I sometimes wonder whether some of the libertarians are really disappointed Liberals or Republicans and that they take what is available from the libertarians to go in either a conservative libertarian or more liberal libertarian direction.
 
Dirk

Dirk

Apr 2009
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Sparks said:
How much does the history of Anarchism effect the views and prohibitions of the current Libertarians? Where did the dislike of radical action and the concept of protection of personal property separate the somewhat related views?
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Mm, I will mention that the definition remains the same. First, the hyper-capitalism of the so-called libertarians in America, i think was born in the 50s, as a return to liberalism. That's why it's called neoliberalism. Libertarianism as you and i know it is the anti-state and anti-authoritarian part of socialism.

Anarchists still partake in radical action across the world. There are hundreds of acts of civil disobedience, protests, riots, nazi-bashing, semi-legal stunts and slogan-spraying going on across Europe, across America, and across Russia right now in support of anarcho-socialist movements. Some of which i've been a part of. By the way, all anarchists are socialists - it's just because we're sometimes mistaken for capitalists... somehow.

In regards to the anarchist bombings, the intention had been to galvanise the people into action by destroying targets of authority. It wasn't very sensible - despite precautions, people inevitably got hurt, which didn't exactly help the cause.
 
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