I posted this answer:
To answer this question, I’m going to have to make some assumptions. I’ll assume that “libertarian socialism” means private, voluntary socialism; “authoritarian socialism” means non-voluntary socialism imposed by coercive government control; and “alliances” refers to political alliances.
I dealt with this issue in an essay I published on my blog. I titled the essay Criminal Socialism vs. a Free Society. But the title Authoritarian Socialism vs. Libertarian Socialism, though not as precise, would also fit. In my essay, I discuss the many voluntary socialistic and communistic societies that have existed, and still exist, in the United States of America. The point is that socialism practiced privately by voluntary agreement among people who hold these values is perfectly compatible with a free society, because a constitutionally limited republic like the USA protects the rights of all persons to live by their conscientious values so long as they respect the same rights of others.
Authoritarian—that is, political—socialism destroys that rightful liberty by imposing Socialism on everyone from the top down by force of law.
As to alliances, there can be none between libertarian socialism and authoritarian socialism, because there is no middle or common ground between liberty and tyranny. Libertarian socialism and authoritarian socialism are moral and political opposites. The first is the good, because liberty is good. The second is evil, because tyranny is evil. There can be no compromise between good and evil.
For a fuller examination of this issue, see my essay Criminal Socialism vs. a Free Society.
Related Reading:
Socialism vs. Welfare Statism: Why These Terms Matter
QUORA *: ‘What makes someone a socialist?'
QUORA *: ‘Why do people find communism so terrifying as an idea?’
No comments:
Post a Comment