I have always considered anarchism to be an ideology that falls under the umbrella of socialism. But I was reading an old egoist zine and found this:
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and this statement makes sense to me, it seems coherent and reasoned. But yet it goes against everything I've come to assume of anarchism. So what is it?
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sounds like ancap bullshit
this special snowflake definition of anarchism seems more like an-prim to me
the difference between anarchism and socialism is the theory of revolution and the theory of resource management.
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I'm pretty sure literally Joseph fucking Stalin is not exactly a great facilitator of anarchist discourse.
Your question is, "Is anarchism the opposite of socialism?" Since Stalin is one of the most prominent socialist leaders, and you hate him so much, it would make sense for you to read what he says about the difference between socialism and anarchism. Your hatred of him is itself evidence of big differences in ideology.
I don't think he dislikes Stalin just because he is not an anarchist, Stalin is a famous socialist only because he was in power, that alone doesn't make his thought the most prominent. There's plenty of other figures that attempt to explain this topic better.
How'd he get in power? He was a good theorist and he knew politics, among other things. If you have another recommendation, go for it. But his writing is solid and usually to-the-point, and he has a lot of experience on this topic, so it's very relevant.
Do you have any substantial criticism of his main "thesis" though?
libertarian communism is another name for anarchism, so the author is calling anarchism socialism, without knowing it.
The 'anarchism' that person is talking about is the retarded ancap definition of anarchy.
There is nothing to "society" besides the actions of individuals. This is incoherent rambling.