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Very interesting criticism of left anarchists but its a little dated since it was written in the 1950s. The success of Rojava might prove Rothbards assertions in this essay wrong. Time will tell.

Most important to our topic, however, is the fact that Rothbard concluded this article asserting his political movement should be named nonarchist, not anarchist.
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a source familiar with the matter 2y ago

Also Rothbard:

"Capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism, and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism. Not only are they compatible, but you can't really have one without the other. True anarchism will be capitalism, and true capitalism will be anarchism"

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frozear 2y ago

Well he contracted himself. Every human does it.

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a source familiar with the matter 2y ago

My point in posting the article that modern anarcho-capitalism traces back not only to classical liberals but also to individualist anarchists. While Rothbard ultimately rejects the label, it is not because it's completely inappropriate, but because it has a negative connotation.

The rejection is an issue of practicality rather than accuracy.

Moreover, the conclusion that full capitalism requires anarchism is not new with Rothbard, but dates back at least to 1849.

https://mises.org/library/production-security-0