Just scanning the headlines at Independent UK and came across this one:
We predict a riot: Meet the anarchists plotting to overthrow capitalism
As the world’s grandees jet into London for the G20 summit, they’ll be confronted by a mob of incensed anti-capitalists intent on revolution. But since anarchists live by chaos, will they be organised enough to change the world?
Hmmm, according to Merriam-Webster, the definition of anarchy is “absence of government.” Since capitalism is simply free trade amongst willing entities without government interference, I’d say that the true anti-capitalists are the G20 leaders themselves and the true anti-anarchists are the self-styled anarchists themselves (maybe they like it just for the fashion statement).
To get a true idea of anarchy and capitalism really mean, one should take Economics 101 (the Rothbard version, not the government school version.
I’m just an armchair intellectual, but isn’t Rothbard sort of discredited among many libertarians? Dunno whether it was another philosophical squabble among the Randians over the Iraq war, or the Bell Curve, or whatever.
My favourite photo from the G20 protests:
http://dealbreaker.com/2009/04/presented-without-comment-wait.php#comments
To quote Pollard, he’s “My Kind of Soldier”.
dcr