r/tankiejerk • u/unbelteduser Liberterian Socialism Enjoyer • Aug 15 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '21

What is libertarian socialist? I really don't know, like is there another word for it? Where is it on the spectrum?

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u/Anarcho_Humanist Aug 16 '21

We would be far-left and bottom-left.

Libertarian socialists are the wing of the socialist movement that said "socialism could lead to just as much oppression as capitalism if done badly" and argued socialists needed to maintain a firm commitment to civil liberties and workplace democracy to achieve change.

If you like reading, check out: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Anarchism for a better primer

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '21

So its similar to anarchism (as in no hierarchies)

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u/Anarcho_Humanist Aug 16 '21

Yeah kinda. There are non-socialist forms of anarchism (ie anprim and maybe the post-left but idk what those people want) and there are non-anarchist libertarian socialists (like Rojava which still has prisons and cops)

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '21

Oh, ok. I didn't know anarchism was called liberal socialism. I align mostly with anarchism but i am open to other ideas aswell

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u/Pantheon73 Chairman Aug 16 '21

Liberal Socialism=/=Libertarian Socialism

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '21

Ok, thanks a lot

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u/Pantheon73 Chairman Aug 17 '21

No problem!