What did Mises have to say about Anarcho-Capitalism? Do you think he might have joined the movement had it been more established? What was his beliefs on the thought of PDA's etc.?
To my knowledge, Mises argued against anarchism in any form. His arguments against anarchism are somewhat similar to Rand's. Mises seemed to think that a state legal system protecting private property is a necessary prerequisite for a free market and that anarchism would lack such an enforcement mechanism.
I don't think he would have joined the movement. He knew Rothbard well but I don't think he ever agreed with Rothbard's views on an anarchic libertarian society. I understand this to be the biggest difference in their views.
Brainpolice: To my knowledge, Mises argued against anarchism in any form. His arguments against anarchism are somewhat similar to Rand's. Mises seemed to think that a state legal system protecting private property is a necessary prerequisite for a free market and that anarchism would lack such an enforcement mechanism.
Yuck! It's always funny to see someone defend the free-market except for one industry.
Don't allow leftists to play games with definitions! Some of the libertarian-leaning leftists at this forum will try to redefine "left-wing" back to its original defition (Third Estate, limited government, free-markets, laissez-faire reforms, etc.). Fine! We non-leftists can't stop them from using their own personal definitions; they can use whatever labels they want to describe any concept they want.However, they have the audacity to then use their personal definition of "left-wing" (remember, the original definition, which is no longer valid) to prove that modern leftists are more libertarian than modern rightists! They will say that libertarianism is "inherently leftist" (again, using the original, no longer valid definition), and use that to insist that we should prefer and side with modern leftists over modern rightists.
Question their motives.
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