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Libertarianism (fromFrench:libertaire,lit. 'libertarian'; or fromLatin:libertas,lit. 'freedom') is apolitical philosophy that holds freedom, personalsovereignty, andliberty as primary values. Many libertarians believe that the concept of freedom is in accord with thenon-aggression principle, according to which each individual has the right to live as they choose, as long as they do not violate the rights of others by initiating force or fraud against them.
Libertarians advocate the expansion of individualautonomy and politicalself-determination, emphasizing the principles ofequality before the law and the protection ofcivil rights, including the rights tofreedom of association,freedom of speech,freedom of thought andfreedom of choice. They generally support individual liberty and opposeauthority,state power,warfare,militarism andnationalism, but some libertarians diverge on the scope and nature of their opposition to existingeconomic andpolitical systems. (Full article...)
Libertarian Marxism refers to a broad scope ofeconomic andpolitical philosophies that emphasize theanti-authoritarian aspects ofMarxism. Early currents of libertarian Marxism, known asleft communism, emerged in opposition toMarxism–Leninism and its derivatives, such asStalinism andMaoism.
Libertarian Marxism is also often critical ofreformist positions, such as those held bysocial democrats. Libertarian Marxist currents often draw fromKarl Marx andFriedrich Engels' later works, specifically theGrundrisse andThe Civil War in France, emphasizing the Marxist belief in the ability of theworking class to forge its own destiny without the need for arevolutionary party orstate to mediate or aid its liberation. Along withanarchism, libertarian Marxism is one of the main currents oflibertarian socialism.
Libertarian Marxism includes such currents ascouncil communism,De Leonism,Socialisme ou Barbarie,Lettrism/Situationism andworkerism/autonomism and parts of theNew Left. Libertarian Marxism has often had a strong influence on bothpost-left andsocial anarchists. Notable theorists of libertarian Marxism have includedAnton Pannekoek,Raya Dunayevskaya,CLR James,E. P. Thompson,Rosa Luxemburg,Antonio Negri,Cornelius Castoriadis,Maurice Brinton,Guy Debord,Daniel Guérin,Fredy Perlman,Ernesto Screpanti andRaoul Vaneigem.
| “ | But what the Left That Was demanded was not the symbolic image of the "brokenrifle" - so very much in vogue these days in pacifist boutiques - but the training and arming of the people for revolutionary ends, solely in the form of democraticmilitias. A resolution coauthored byLuxemburg andLenin (a rare event) and adopted by theSecond International in 1906 declared that it "sees in the democratic organization of the army, in the popular militia instead of the standing army, an essential guarantee for the prevention of aggressive wars, and for facilitating the removal of differences between nations. This was not simply anantiwar resolution, although opposition to the war that was fast approaching was the principal focus of the statement. The arming of the people was a basic tenet of the Left That Was, and pious demands for gun control among today's leftists would have been totally alien to the thinking of the Left That Was. As recently as 1930s, the concept of "the people in arms" remained a basic tenet of independentsocialist, no to speak ofanarchist, movements throughout the world, including those of theUnited States, as I myself so well remember. The notion of schooling the masses in reliance on the police and army forpublic safety, much less turning the other cheek in the face of violence, would have been regarded as heinous. | ” |
| — Murray Bookchin (1921–2006) Social Anarchism or Lifestyle Anarchism (1995) |
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Nicholas Joel Sarwark (born August 27, 1979) is an American attorney and businessman who served as the 19th chair of theLibertarian National Committee (LNC), the governing body of theLibertarian Party. Prior to his election in 2014, he served on several LP national committees and as chair of theLibertarian Party of Maryland State Committee and vice chair of theLibertarian Party of Colorado State Committee. As of 2020[update], he is the only LP chair to have served three consecutive terms.
Sarwark declined to run for another term as LNC chair in 2020, and was succeeded byJoe Bishop-Henchman. (Full article...)
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