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Question: A number of people have noted that you use the term "libertarian socialist" in the same context as you use the word ''anarchism." Do you see these terms as essentially similar? Is anarchism a type of socialism to you? The description has been used before that anarchism is equivalent to socialism with freedom. Would you agree with this basic equation?
The introduction to Guerin's book that you mentioned opens with a quote from an anarchist sympathizer a century ago, who says that "ana
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― Chomsky On Anarchism
― Chomsky On Anarchism
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I mean, contrary to the contemporary version of it, classical liberalism (which remember was pre-capitalist, and in fact, anti-capitalist) focused on the right of people to control their own work, and the need for free creative work under your own control—for human freedom and creativity. So to a classical liberal, wage labor under capitalism would have been considered totally immoral, because it frustrates the fundamental need of people to control their own work: you're a slave to someone else.
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― Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
― Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
