{"id":4990,"date":"2025-05-19T10:57:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/?p=4990"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:37:14","slug":"anarco-capitalism-seems-like-a-contradiction-while-anarcho-socialism-seems-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/2025\/05\/19\/anarco-capitalism-seems-like-a-contradiction-while-anarcho-socialism-seems-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Anarco-capitalism seems like a contradiction, while anarcho-socialism seems right"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ChatGPT said:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The perception that <strong>anarcho-capitalism seems like a contradiction<\/strong>, while <strong>anarcho-socialism seems coherent or &#8220;right&#8221;<\/strong>, stems from deeper tensions between <strong>the concept of anarchy<\/strong> and the <strong>foundational principles of capitalism<\/strong> vs. <strong>socialism<\/strong>. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>What \u201cAnarchy\u201d Implies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Anarchy&#8221; (from the Greek <em>an-arkhos<\/em>, meaning \u201cwithout rulers\u201d) refers to the <strong>absence of hierarchical authority<\/strong>, especially <strong>state power<\/strong>. It traditionally emphasizes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Voluntary cooperation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mutual aid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-coercive social relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opposition to domination and exploitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Capitalism&#8217;s Core Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Capitalism\u2014especially in the &#8220;anarcho-capitalist&#8221; sense\u2014prioritizes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Private property<\/strong> (especially in the means of production)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Markets<\/strong> as the central mode of organizing economic life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wage labor<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profit motive<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While anarcho-capitalists argue that markets and private property can exist without a state, critics argue that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2192 <strong>Capitalism depends on hierarchies and coercion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Employer-employee relations<\/strong> involve hierarchical control (the boss decides).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Private property rights<\/strong> require enforcement\u2014usually by <strong>police<\/strong>, <strong>courts<\/strong>, or <strong>private security forces<\/strong> (which resemble a state or proto-state).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unequal wealth leads to <strong>power asymmetries<\/strong>, where the rich can dominate the poor through control of resources (housing, food, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, <strong>anarcho-capitalism may not abolish rulers<\/strong>, but <strong>replaces public rule (state) with private rule (capital)<\/strong>\u2014what critics call <em>corporate feudalism<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Why Anarcho-Socialism Seems More Coherent<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anarcho-socialism (or libertarian socialism, anarcho-communism) tries to abolish both:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The state<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capitalist exploitation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It emphasizes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Common ownership<\/strong> or <strong>usufruct property<\/strong> (use-based, not profit-based)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Worker self-management<\/strong> (no bosses)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Horizontal decision-making<\/strong> (direct democracy or consensus)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Voluntary cooperation and mutual aid<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in anarcho-socialism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No class hierarchy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No wage slavery or top-down firms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Production\/distribution based on <strong>needs and solidarity<\/strong>, not profit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This vision fits more neatly with the <strong>anti-authoritarian<\/strong> and <strong>egalitarian<\/strong> ideals of anarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>Summary: Why One Seems Like a Contradiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Anarcho-Capitalism<\/th><th>Anarcho-Socialism<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Role of hierarchy<\/td><td>Preserves capitalist hierarchies (bosses, landlords)<\/td><td>Abolishes all coercive hierarchies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Role of property<\/td><td>Private ownership of productive assets<\/td><td>Collective or use-based ownership<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Coercion<\/td><td>Uses market-based coercion (via wealth disparities)<\/td><td>Aims to minimize coercion and domination<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Coherence with &#8220;anarchy&#8221;<\/td><td>Often viewed as contradictory<\/td><td>Seen as ideologically coherent<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Philosophical Critique:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As Noam Chomsky once put it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIf you have capitalist institutions, you will have authoritarian institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>So from an <strong>anarchist<\/strong> point of view rooted in a critique of <strong>domination<\/strong>, <strong>capitalism inherently reproduces inequality and power imbalances<\/strong>\u2014hence <strong>anarcho-capitalism is often viewed as self-undermining<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like this framed in terms of historical movements or real-world attempts as well?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4o<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You said:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ChatGPT said:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Great \u2014 let\u2019s now look at <strong>historical movements<\/strong> and <strong>real-world examples<\/strong> to explain why <strong>anarcho-socialism has historical grounding<\/strong>, while <strong>anarcho-capitalism lacks it<\/strong> and appears more theoretical or contradictory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HISTORICAL ROOTS AND REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anarcho-Socialism: Deep Roots in Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anarcho-socialism<\/strong> has a long, well-documented tradition, with real historical movements that attempted to organize society along non-hierarchical, cooperative, and egalitarian lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>The Paris Commune (1871)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brief experiment in decentralized, worker-controlled governance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No centralized state; power was exercised by local councils.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspired both Marxists and anarchists (like Bakunin and Kropotkin).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Revolutionary Catalonia (1936\u20131939)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>During the Spanish Civil War, anarchists (especially CNT and FAI) established a functioning society without the state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Land and factories collectivized, run by worker committees and peasant cooperatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No money in some areas; goods were distributed based on need.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong emphasis on equality, self-governance, and anti-capitalism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orwell\u2019s <em>Homage to Catalonia<\/em> documents this firsthand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico (1994\u2013present)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indigenous-led, anti-capitalist movement that rejects both state power and corporate capitalism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operates autonomous communities with collective land use, democratic councils, and no traditional political parties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>Rojava (Northern Syria, 2010s\u2013present)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kurdish-led social experiment during Syrian civil war.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspired by anarchist theorist Murray Bookchin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Features democratic confederalism, feminism, ecology, and cooperative economics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These examples show <strong>anarcho-socialism as a lived political project<\/strong>, rooted in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Opposition to both state and capitalist domination<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A vision of <strong>horizontal<\/strong>, <strong>decentralized<\/strong>, and <strong>cooperative society<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anarco-Capitalism: Lacks Historical Examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anarcho-capitalism<\/strong>, in contrast, is mostly a <strong>theoretical ideology<\/strong> developed in the 20th century, primarily by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Murray Rothbard<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>David Friedman<\/strong> (son of Milton Friedman)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They imagine a stateless society where:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All services (including police, courts, defense) are privatized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Markets regulate everything, including justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problems in practice:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No society has ever successfully operated as a fully anarcho-capitalist system.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attempts to move in this direction often rely on <strong>authoritarian private enforcement<\/strong>, not genuine anarchy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples sometimes cited by libertarians:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Medieval Iceland or Ireland<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lacked centralized state structures for a time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But these were <strong>not capitalist societies<\/strong> in the modern sense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enforcement of contracts still relied on <strong>clan violence<\/strong> and <strong>feuds<\/strong>\u2014not peaceful market mechanisms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Private cities \/ Special Economic Zones<\/strong> (e.g., Honduras\u2019 ZEDEs)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attempts to create libertarian enclaves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often <strong>imposed by elite interests<\/strong> and met with <strong>popular resistance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>End up relying on <strong>private security and corporate control<\/strong>\u2014again contradicting anarchist ideals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Silicon Valley libertarian ventures<\/strong> (e.g. Seasteading)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Largely speculative or failed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often <strong>funded by billionaires<\/strong>, raising obvious contradictions with anti-authoritarian ideals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In summary:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Anarcho-capitalism has never emerged from a grassroots anti-authoritarian movement<\/strong>, and has no example of a functioning society that aligns with its ideals.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHY THIS MATTERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anarcho-socialism<\/strong> arises from <strong>bottom-up struggles<\/strong>: workers, peasants, and communities resisting oppression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anarcho-capitalism<\/strong> is mostly a <strong>top-down thought experiment<\/strong>, imagined by theorists who want to replace public government with private government (markets, firms, security contractors).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why many on the left consider <strong>anarcho-capitalism a contradiction in terms<\/strong>: it wants to keep <strong>capitalist property relations<\/strong>, which <strong>generate coercive hierarchies<\/strong>, while claiming to be against coercion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As anarchist writer <strong>Uri Gordon<\/strong> put it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAnarcho-capitalism is an oxymoron. Anarchism is about abolishing all forms of domination, not just the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me know if you&#8217;d like a visual comparison, or quotes from thinkers like Bakunin, Kropotkin, or Rothbard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4o<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You said:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>go ahead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ChatGPT said:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Great! Here&#8217;s a <strong>visual comparison table<\/strong> and then some <strong>key quotes<\/strong> from both anarcho-socialist and anarcho-capitalist thinkers to illustrate the conceptual conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visual Comparison: Anarcho-Socialism vs. Anarcho-Capitalism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature \/ Principle<\/th><th><strong>Anarcho-Socialism<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Anarcho-Capitalism<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>View of the State<\/strong><\/td><td>Abolish it\u2014seen as a tool of ruling classes<\/td><td>Abolish it\u2014seen as inefficient &amp; coercive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>View of Capitalism<\/strong><\/td><td>Opposes it\u2014seen as inherently exploitative<\/td><td>Defends it\u2014sees free markets as freedom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Property<\/strong><\/td><td>Collective or use-based (usufruct)<\/td><td>Absolute private property, even of land\/factories<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Labor<\/strong><\/td><td>Workers control production<\/td><td>Wage labor accepted and privatized<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Economic Organization<\/strong><\/td><td>Cooperatives, mutual aid, commons<\/td><td>Competitive markets, for-profit businesses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Law and Security<\/strong><\/td><td>Community-run justice, restorative models<\/td><td>Privatized courts, police, and insurance firms<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Main thinkers<\/strong><\/td><td>Bakunin, Kropotkin, Goldman, Bookchin<\/td><td>Rothbard, David Friedman, Hans-Hermann Hoppe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Historical Examples<\/strong><\/td><td>Catalonia, Zapatistas, Rojava, Paris Commune<\/td><td>None (only theoretical or speculative projects)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dominance of Wealthy<\/strong><\/td><td>Seeks to prevent class domination<\/td><td>Allows wealth concentration and influence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Coercion Risk<\/strong><\/td><td>Tries to minimize all forms (state &amp; economic)<\/td><td>Removes state coercion but allows market coercion<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quotes: Key Thinkers in Conflict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anarcho-Socialist Thinkers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mikhail Bakunin<\/strong> (1814\u20131876)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;We are convinced that liberty without socialism is privilege and injustice; and that socialism without liberty is slavery and brutality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peter Kropotkin<\/strong> (1842\u20131921)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The origin of the state lies in the desire to secure for the ruling minority the economic exploitation of the majority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Emma Goldman<\/strong> (1869\u20131940)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man\u2019s right to his body, or woman\u2019s right to her soul, or the worker\u2019s right to his product.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Murray Bookchin<\/strong> (1921\u20132006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Capitalism is a social hierarchy that demands obedience and domination no less than any state bureaucracy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anarcho-Capitalist Thinkers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Murray Rothbard<\/strong> (1926\u20131995)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Capitalism is the fullest expression of individual liberty and the voluntary nature of human action in the marketplace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Friedman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;An anarcho-capitalist society is one in which everything\u2014including law\u2014is produced by the free market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hans-Hermann Hoppe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The idea of private law societies is that law and order can be produced more efficiently by competing insurers than by a monopolistic state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>? These thinkers believe <strong>free markets + private enforcement<\/strong> = peace and freedom.<br>? But critics argue: replacing the state with <strong>private security forces and profit-driven courts<\/strong> simply <strong>creates new ruling classes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thought<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anarcho-socialists argue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>True liberty requires <strong>equality<\/strong> and <strong>freedom from economic domination<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can&#8217;t abolish the state but keep <strong>capitalist hierarchy<\/strong>\u2014because capitalism <strong>re-creates coercive power<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Anarcho-capitalists argue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The free market is <strong>voluntary<\/strong>, and state coercion is the real problem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But in practice, power accumulates in wealth, and <strong>private property is enforced through power<\/strong>\u2014which contradicts the spirit of anarchy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why for many, <strong>\u201canarcho-capitalism\u201d feels like a contradiction in terms<\/strong>, while <strong>anarcho-socialism<\/strong> is seen as <strong>internally consistent with the anti-authoritarian ideal<\/strong> of anarchism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ChatGPT said: The perception that anarcho-capitalism seems like a contradiction, while anarcho-socialism seems coherent or &#8220;right&#8221;, stems from deeper tensions between the concept of anarchy and the foundational principles of capitalism vs. socialism. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of why: 1. What \u201cAnarchy\u201d Implies &#8220;Anarchy&#8221; (from the Greek an-arkhos, meaning \u201cwithout rulers\u201d) refers to the absence of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/2025\/05\/19\/anarco-capitalism-seems-like-a-contradiction-while-anarcho-socialism-seems-right\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Anarco-capitalism seems like a contradiction, while anarcho-socialism seems right&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,48,60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-capitalism","category-anarchism","category-ai-assist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4991,"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4990\/revisions\/4991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}