Anarcho-Capitalism

Anarcho-Capitalism (AnCap), also called Private Property Anarchy, Private Law Society, and Rothbardianism, as well a bunch of other names, is a political ideology, as well as a theoretical social order, based around Classical Liberal conception of  property rights,  individualism, and  rejection of the state but lead to its logical conclusion, the elimination of it. It favours market-based alternatives for all services that most modern states currently provide, including security and national defense, roads, education, healthcare, creation of currency (Having a strong support for hard money and believing that said free banking system would lead to money becoming "harder" and money supply, more stable), law,  (through a system called "Polycentric law" based partially or completely on the non-agression principle), etc.

On the political compass diagram, Anarcho-Capitalism is consistently identified as being on the absolute bottom and on the absolute (economic) right, with the only ideology surpassing it on both regards being the fictional ideology, Avaritionism, on cultural regards it is ambiguous and varies from person to person.

History
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Proto-Anarcho-Capitalist Societies
Anarcho-Capitalist intellectuals have identified a set of historical societies to be in essence Anarcho-Capitalist in practice, or have practiced Anarcho-Capitalist ideas.

A relatively well-known example of proto-ancap society has been the Republic of Cospaia, an Italian micropolity which existed outside of the reaches of both the Papal States and the Holy Roman Empire, and existed from 1440 and 1826. Cospaia lacked any centralised body which specialised in the initialisation of forced payment on others, the closest body which Cospaia had for a state (The council of Elders and Family Heads) was financed through a contribution of its volunteering members and only enforced its verdicts through disassociation.

Other examples of historical societies which practiced elements of Anarcho-Capitalist theory include the system of Brehon Law in Ireland said to be an example of private law and which lasted from around the Bronze to the interregnum of  Cromwell as well as the Italian city-state of Genoa which effectively practiced a system of private national defence. By far the most well-known example of a Proto-Anarcho-Capitalist society has been the Icelandic Commonwealth (less formally known as medieval Iceland).

David Friedman also holds in his book, "Legal systems very different from ours," that many societies have put in practice systems of private law, either where both prosecution and law enforcement were carried out privately, or, where prosecution was carried out privately but law enforcement was carried out by the government. Among the societies he says had had private law systems, either fully or partially private, there are the already named Early Irish/Brehon and the  Icelandic systems, but he also writes about  Jewish law, Imperial  Chinese Law,  Feudal law, 18th Century  English law, among others.

Proto-Anarcho-Capitalist Thinkers
There have been a number of individuals that have been described as being very similar to anarcho-capitalism in their thought, primarily in the Classical Liberal tradition.

A notable figure that has been identified as one of the first people to advocate for an anarcho-capitalist system in a modern form was the Belgian economist of the French liberal school Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912), known for advocating a competitive market in the area of production of security services. Molinari was also an abolitionist and a critic of the French Revolution and the policy of  Statism it had brought.

A set of important figures to the development of Anarcho-Capitalist theory was the movement of Boston Anarchists, specifically Benjamin R. Tucker (1854-1939) and Lysander Spooner (1808-1887), to whom Murray Rothbard referred as "unsurpassed as political philosophers." He also stated that (he believed) politically, the differences between his ideal system and theirs were minor, but economically, that is, what he and they thought the economic consequences this political system would lead to, the differences were substantial.

Another figure, whose political writings could be considered partially proto-anarcho-capitalist, is Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), who pondered on the question of whether or not the evolution of society under a free market would lead to the abolishment of the state, although he himself did not come to a conclusion of whether it would or would not happen.

Auberon Herbert (1834-1906), who was largely inspired by Herbert Spencer's writings, is a figure who is also considered a 'proto-anarcho-capitalist:' Herbert is known to be the first person to use the term "Voluntarism" (or rather "Voluntaryism") within a political context, a term used by followers of Anarcho-Capitalism and other Libertarian circles to this day. Auberon Herbert's doctrine is based on the complete voluntarisation of the role of government authority, and the creation of a system of "voluntary taxation," and the creation of a system based first, and foremost, on private property and self-ownership. And, although Herbert largely dismissed the term, " Anarchist," he was described as a "true anarchist in everything but name" by Benjamin Tucker.

Lastly, out of proto-anarcho-capitalist figures there is the American Geolibertarian author, Albert Jay Nock (1870-1945), whose politics are often described as  Anarcho-Conservative. Nock has criticized all forms of Economic Interventionism, both in the form of  Soviet Communism and the  Social Democratic policies of the New Deal.

Modern Anarcho-Capitalist Thinkers
Moving on to recent times, there are a number of thinkers that identify as "Anarcho-Capitalists," They all have slight differences, but they all agree the state should be abolished, and unregulated  (The Laissez-Faire Theory)  Capitalism is either the system compatible with the most amount of freedom or because it's the system that would lead to the most generalized well-being.

Most Anarcho-Capitalist thinkers are followers of the Austrian School of economics, such as: Murray Rothbard, the formal creator of Anarcho-Capitalism; Lew Rockwell;  Hans-Hermann Hoppe; Walter Block; Roderick T. Long; etc. However, there are exceptions, such as  David Friedman, Milton Friedman's son, who has bigger disagreements with Rothbard compared to the previously listed thinkers, especially regarding law.

Friedman's motives for being an Anarcho-Capitalist are also different from Rothbard's: While Rothbard focuses a lot on the immorality of the state, and natural rights, David takes a much more consequentialist approach; he follows Anarcho-Capitalism because he thinks it's the system that would lead to the most well-being.

Foundations and Beliefs
W.I.P.

The fundamental belief of all Anarcho-Capitalism is this: all use of force, when not used in self-defence, is unjustified. Because of this foundational philosophical view, anarcho-capitalists necessarily view taxation as theft, as taxes are collected against consent with force.

In fact, because participation of laws is often not consented to, most anarcho-capitalists argue against democracy, viewing subjection through democracy as no better than subjection through an authoritarian government.

The anarcho-capitalist would take this view so far as to say government itself should be abolished, as no one consents to live under a government.

Personality and Behaviour
AnCap is usually portrayed as AnCap Picardia memes personified, which tells you everything: His general absurd behavior is usually rationalized by the fact not a lot of people really wanting to believe in his ideology.

 Stylistic Notes 

This isn't Anarchyball, so no balding AnCap please.

How to Draw
Ancap_flag.svg The flag of anarcho-capitalism is a diagonal bicolour of Gold and Black, representing Capitalism (and hard money), and  Anarchism, respectively. The origins of the flag of anarcho-capitalism date back to Robert LeFevre's 'Freedom School' in Colorado that, in the years 1963-1964, held a winter and spring long 'Phrontistery,' in which the Anarcho-Capitalist flag was first shown in public.


 * 1) Draw a ball with eyes.
 * 2) Draw a diagonal Bicolour with Gold or Yellow at the top and Black at the bottom.

And you should be done.

Friends

 * [[File:Libertarian.png]] Libertarianism - I agree with many things he says, but just a small state? The mere existence of the state is a threat to life, liberty, and property.
 * [[File:Minarchist.png]] Minarchism - My moderate friend...
 * [[File:Paleolib.png]] Paleolibertarianism - Pretty much the same as Libertarian, but conservative. We both like Murray Rothbard and Lew Rockwell.
 * [[File:Korwinism-Pikselart.png]] Korwinism - Crazy Polish statist friend and business partner.
 * [[File:Pinkcap.png]] Pink Capitalism - My LGBT sibling.
 * [[File:Anpacf.png]] Anarcho-Pacifism - You're cute and the only other person who supports Adam Kokesh 20 20 24.
 * [[File:Anin.png]] Anarcho-Individualism - You share and respect your love for individualism; collectivism is truly a damaging and an unnatural mindset.
 * [[File:Anmark2.png]] Market Anarchism - You want to abolish private property? Forbid waged labor? No? Then what is left about you?
 * [[File:Agorismf.png]] Agorism - Child and my dealer.
 * [[File:Austrobert.png]] Austrolibertarianism - Based economics!
 * [[File:Hoppef.png]] Hoppeanism - End Hoppephobia!
 * [[File:Reactlib-icon.png]] Reactionary Libertarianism - He's great, but he does give me a bad rap with the whole feudalism thing.
 * [[File:Panarchy.png]] Panarchism - Voluntary adscription governments competing between them? Absolutely based.
 * [[File:Nrx.png]] Neoreactionarism - Formalism is absolutely based.
 * [[File:Neocam.png]] Neocameralism - The son of above,Private property government corporation is based but why you aren't a libertarian[[File:Post-Bert.png]]?

Frenemies

 * [[File:Chilib.png]] Chicagoan Libertarianism - We would get along a whole lot better if you simply dropped that whole [[File:Monet.png]] Monetarism thingy and stopped being so neoclassical.
 * [[File:Conlib.png]] Conservative Liberalism - Stop ignoring me, dad! TAXATION IS THEFT! 1776! No step on snek!
 * [[File:Clib.png]] Classical Liberalism - No taxation without representation? How about NO TAXATION?
 * [[File: Hayek.png]] Hayekism - Reduced taxation?! how about NO TAXATION, you [[File: Keynes.png]] Keynesian, [[File:Soc.png]] Commie scum!
 * [[File:Obj.png]] Objectivism - A walking contradiction and a borderline sect.
 * [[File:LeftRothbardianismPix.png]] Left-Rothbardianism - Left? Rothbardianism? 404 error; Brain cannot process.
 * [[File:Capcom.png]] Capitalist Communism - 50% of the time, he is right. If only he was cut in half …
 * [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - Fellow capitalism fan, but please stop violating the NAP so much.
 * [[File:Natlib.png]] National Libertarianism - "Nation," "country..." call it what you like: all "state" to me.
 * [[File:Juche.png]] Juche - Well, I know he's an tyrannical commie and all that, but he hates taxes, smokes weed and also my frequent recreational McNuke™ customer; I kind of have to respect the guy.
 * [[File:Mutalist.png]] Mutualism - Another free-market lover, except the whole socialism thingy is quite cringe (he does spit some facts every once in a while, though ).
 * [[File:Avar.png]] Avaritionism - Basically me on LSD and crack but without the NAP. NAP is based; otherwise, it's just chaos.
 * [[File:Tito.png]] Titoism - "The principle in the Communist countries should be: land to the peasants and the factories to the workers."
 * [[File:Fash.png]] Fascism - You are pretty cringe but some of my "followers" become you or [[File:Anarcho-Fascismalt.png]] Anarcho-Fascism.
 * Dengf.png Dengism - Most based commie I have ever seen: Even though you are a filthy statist commie, you at LEAST allow markets to prosper, and also, you have child-run sweat-shops, so you are cool in my book.
 * [[File:Polpot.png]] Pol Potism - Tyrannical genocidal commi- wait, you blew up the central bank of Cambodia?
 * [[File:Posadist.png]] Posadism - Always a reliable recreational McNuke™ customer; no matter how drastic, business is business.
 * [[File:Soul.png]] Soulism/Acid Communism [[File:Acidcomf.png]] - Great customers, regardless of our views on economics.
 * [[File:Tradcon.png]] Classical Conservatism - Right-wing statist, although Powell was based.

Enemies

 * [[File:ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - An ideology only there to oppress and enslave: He's a governmental tyranny at its worse. All you commies do is worship St*lin, justify war crimes, simp for China, and beg for bread.
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Whiny Communist - An oxymoron; you need a state to enforce communism. This ideology is just [[File:ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism but enforced by the majority. Thanks for buying my drugs, though.
 * [[File:AnSynd.png]] Anarcho-Syndicalism - What? it's just a more communist-looking ancom. How many ancom clones even are there?! (Psst, wanna buy this onesie?)
 * [[File:Stalin.png]] Stalinism - The very definition of evil.
 * [[File:Feud.png]] Feudalism - I AM NOTHING LIKE HIM FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
 * [[File:Reactsoc.png]] Reactionary Socialism - Are you not just [[File:Feud.png]] Feudalism again?
 * [[File:Nazi.png]] National Socialism - A crooked statist: violated millions of people's rights by taking them to somewhere they don't want to go; therefore, he is a crooked NAP-violator and one of my biggest enemies!
 * [[File:Anfashf.png]] Anarcho-Fascism - You're literally just a commie troll to make me look stupid, aren't you?
 * [[File:Keynes.png]] Keynesianism - Statist cuck who's devaluating our currency and ruining the economy!
 * [[File:Corp.png]] Corporatocracy - Big corporations can be just as exploitative (not only to the free market but to people's lives) as an authoritarian government; oh, and also, GAMESTOP TO THE MOON! $GME, $GME, $GME, $GME, $GME, $GME...
 * [[File:Klep.png]] Kleptocracy - Another crony fuck who exploits the free market for himself!
 * [[File:Plutocrat.png]] Plutocracy - What makes you think that I should simp for you? Just because you're rich doesn't mean you're automatically OK in my book! You'll be just like any other government officials.
 * [[File:Monet.png]] Monetarism - END THE FED! You cancerous NAP-violator!
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - Stop raising taxes on the rich, you far-left communist! Just let the free market take care of everything!
 * [[File:Georgist.png]] Georgism - Damn the land commies! At least, you're a fellow capitalist, though.
 * [[File:Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - Yo, so I heard you like to go to foreign countries and kill all their people for your statist agenda?! Bro, what the hell is wrong with you?! It's totally not the same when I use child slavery in the third world!
 * [[File:Dsa.png]] Democratic Socialism - Bernie is a tyrannical commie! Screw your dream welfare state: He's literally trying to turn the U.S. into a planned economy! Do YOU want our country turn into the next Soviet Union?!
 * [[File:Ochlo.png]] Ochlocracy - Hive-Mind-lite that doesn't care about the individual and violates the NAP.
 * [[File:Hmind.png]] Hive-Mind Collectivism - The future the goddamn commies want!

Further Information
For overlapping political theory, see: Classical Liberalism • Austrolibertarianism •  Anarcho-Individualism •  Libertarianism  Objectivism •  Hoppeanism •  Agorism

Literature

 * Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard
 * For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray Rothbard
 * What Has Government Done to Our Money? by Murray Rothbard
 * The Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard
 * Man, Economy, and State by Murray Rothbard
 * Against The State: An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto (Preview) by Lew Rockwell
 * AnCap Reading Guide
 * The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman
 * The Problem of Political Authority by Michael Huemer
 * The Production of Security by Gustave de Molinari

Wikipedia

 * Anarcho-Capitalism
 * Murray Rothbard
 * Voluntaryism
 * Anarchism and Capitalism
 * Free Talk Live
 * Republic of Cospaia
 * Polycentric law

Videos

 * Intro to Anarcho-Capitalism by Shane Killian
 * Anarcho-Capitalism for Dummies by Mr. Dapperton
 * "Taxation is Theft" | Austrian Economics Metal by Finntronaut
 * The Essentials of Anarcho-Capitalism by Anglo Libertarian
 * IdeoLogs: Interview With an Anarcho-Capitalist by IdeoLogs
 * Analyctical Tools of Anarcho-Capitalism by EconJohn

Music

 * Backwordz

Online Communities

 * r/Anarcho_Capitalism
 * r/GoldandBlack
 * r/Ancap101
 * r/Ancap_bookclub
 * r/GenZAncaps/

Gallery
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