Dear 'C',

Thanks for your comments.

The word "Anarchy" comes from Greek, and means "without rule." Such a
society would truly embrace the existence of free people and
individualism.

A free society must be based on every man and woman's right to his/her
life and liberty. Since the right to one's life is the same as the
"ownership of self," there would by definition be property in anarchy.
If you do not "own" yourself, who does? Ownership simply means you have
the Right - to use, arrange, decide, and dispose.

Ownership of self means you are the sole possessor of your thoughts,
feelings, and actions. You are the end in itself - for you. Private
property is simply the ownership of the results of one's work, i.e. the
product of your actions. If you have the right to yourself, you must
also have the right to what you do/think, and therefore also to the
result of your actions.

Without private property there cannot be freedom. If other people can
claim the right to what you do and think, you are not truly free. Also,
other people's claim to what you do and think is a claim upon your
life.
If other people have the "right" to parts or all of your life, you are
a
slave.

Capitalism, the right for anyone to use one's self and material
property
in any way one likes, is the only reasonable state of a free society.
Capitalism is not exploitation - it is the extension of your right to
yourself. The free market, as well as capitalism, does not mean you
have
to produce or trade - it means you _can_ produce or trade if you wish
to. This is not - and cannot be - force in any way.

As you see, most people claiming to be "anarchists" do not understand
the nature of man. Nor do they recognize people's right to themselves -
they oppose capitalism. You see, what some people call "true anarchism"
means only abolishing your right to your life and your right to choose
how you wish to live it. This is not freedom, this is slavery.

Yours for liberty,

Per Bylund
(founder of 'anarchism.net')