http://www.infoshop.org/page/AnarchistFAQSectionF
Simple answer: No!
Who cares?
TL;DR, but then who really cares what some website clasifies?
It’s “anarchist” enough for statists so they are scared of ancaps as hell, trololol.
Is ‘Anarcho’-Capitalism a type of Anarchism?
Yes it is.
“Anarcho-collectivism” on the other hand…
I mean, if you go by what most people think of anarchism as ([chaos and warlordism] post breakdown of the central government), then yes. But then, feudalism could be seen as a form of anarchism in relation to Roman imperialism.
If you’re talking about anti-authoritarianism and the breakdown of heirarchy and class sytems, then no.
In a word, no. While “anarcho”-capitalists obviously try to associate themselves with the anarchist tradition by using the word “anarcho” or by calling themselves “anarchists” their ideas are distinctly at odds with those associated with anarchism. As a result, any claims that their ideas are anarchist or that they are part of the anarchist tradition or movement are false.
“Anarcho”-capitalists claim to be anarchists because they say that they oppose government. As noted in the last section, they use a dictionary definition of anarchism. However, this fails to appreciate that anarchism is a political theory. As dictionaries are rarely politically sophisticated things, this means that they fail to recognise that anarchism is more than just opposition to government, it is also marked a opposition to capitalism (i.e. exploitation and private property). Thus, opposition to government is a necessary but not sufficient condition for being an anarchist – you also need to be opposed to exploitation and capitalist private property. As “anarcho”-capitalists do not consider interest, rent and profits (i.e. capitalism) to be exploitative nor oppose capitalist property rights, they are not anarchists.
Their argument:
Anarchism = against capitalism, therefore anarcho-capitalism is not anarchism.
Are bananas a kind of fruit?
Fruits are red or green, therefore bananas are not fruit.
fail.
“An” means not or without. “Archos” means ruler, master, or governance.
By definition, anarcho-capitalism is anarchist. You can argue with the word, but I don’t think the Greeks can hear you.
It depends on how you want to define anarchism. Some see it as without a state (i.e., territorial monopoly on the provision of law and defense) and others see it as against authority structures (i.e., some on the Left view capitalism as a class-driven authority system). Under definition one, of course it is anarchism. Under definition two, it isn’t.
Regardless, it is just bickering about a word. We know what “anarcho-capitalism” means, so let’s debate the merit of the system rather than the definition behind it.
Feudalism is quasi-anarchistic, it’s warlordish; not statist.
Anti-authoritarianism and anti-heirarchy are moronic nonsense. And lol@‘class system’.
The Mises Institute should make an official refutation of that FAQ.
The Mises Institute should make an official refutation of that FAQ.
Double points if done by Block 
throw me in the not caring camp
I am thinking apathy is the ideal way to respond to these left-anarchists. I’ve certainly heard it all before, and if they want to complain about the evil bossism they can go rant on C4SS where someone gives a chit.
"http://www.infoshop.org/page/AnarchistFAQSectionF
Simple answer: No!"
-Says the guy with a yellow anarchy is order picture. Anyone see any irony or confusion here?
I get the jist of his argument. The FAQ states that, “Anarcho Capitalism” does apply to the dictionary definition of the term “Anarchism,” and the author thinks that is a misleading distinction. He says that Anarchism as an ideology which both rejects the state and all forms of hierarchy, which will include capitalism. To that degree, do any of us want to associate Ancap with with the general conceptions of political anarchism?
Should we just switch to “Anti-Statist?”
BUT CAPITALISM IS STATISM.
There is no winning with these people. I know what I mean by capitalism, market anarchism, etc. These word games are just pointless.
It’s boring semantics stuff.
Somehow I have the feeling this thread is not intended for an honest discussion, but merely for advertisement of their ideology.
Gee you figure that out all by yourself?
Yeah, guess I have my smarty pants on. Hopefully he doesn’t make a thread for every headline of the anarchist FAQ.
This is what happens when lefto’s finally crack and lose it. You should see Francois Tremblay.