The-Laughing-Rabbit

     More and more frequently, with the advent of Ron Paul popularity, especially among youth, and more and more libertarians, I am seeing this misconception that Anarchism and Capitalism go hand in hand, and this is simply not true. In fact, Libertarianism isn't really capitalist either. Both have always been apart of the far left, and decidedly against capitalism until recent years. Modern Anarchism has two distinct characteristics, Anti-hierarchal (as the term literally means without rulers) and against the State. Capitalism is defined by its labor capital relationship, where a capitalist enters into a contract w