Political Theory

Re: Mutualism?

Nitroadict — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:02:58 GMT

Schmitto2121:

Ive been trying to do some research to understand it, but all ive really gathered is 'free-market anti capitalism', which really confuses me. Can anyone just give me a short defenition or summary to help my understanding?

Thanks

In an addition to wombie's links, also try the following:

LibertarianWiki entry for Mutualism

AM's "In Defense of Mutualism" & "Demise Of Mutualism"

In The Libertarian Labyrinth's "Varieties of Mutualist History"

"What is Mutualism?" (Vanguard Press; 1927)

Re: Mutualism?

wombatron — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:47:03 GMT

Schmitto2121:

Ive been trying to do some research to understand it, but all ive really gathered is 'free-market anti capitalism', which really confuses me. Can anyone just give me a short defenition or summary to help my understanding?

Thanks

Mutualism is a branch of anarchism that focuses on mutual aid and reciprocity. Most mutualists today (in the US, at least) are individualist anarchists in the tradition of Benjamin Tucker. The state is seen as enabling the historical and current "capitalist" system (that is what is meant by "free-market anti-capitalism"), through tariffs, patents, and monopolies on land, money, and transportation . They hold that the proper wage of labor is its product, and that occupancy-and-use is the best standard for property rights in land. Otherwise, mutualists are quite similar to anarcho-capitalists and agorists.

This and this may also be of some service.

Re: Mutualism?

hashem — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:23:39 GMT

Some people cut their wrists mere hours into attempts at understanding mutualism. If you value your time at all, listen to me and avoid mutualism like the plague. Follow sound advice and spend your time studying something worthwhile like Man, Economy, and State or The Ethics of Liberty. Thank me later. For now, run from mutualism like it's the creature from the black lagoon.

Mutualism?

Schmitto2121 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:22:49 GMT

Ive been trying to do some research to understand it, but all ive really gathered is 'free-market anti capitalism', which really confuses me. Can anyone just give me a short defenition or summary to help my understanding?

Thanks