Which Label Fits you Best?

[ChaosControl]

But being individualist does not mean by default being against communitarian organizations. Being an individualist means respect for individual rights. Being an individualist and favoring communitarian organizations is fine.

Communitarianism is about balancing the rights of the individual with the rights of the society. Individualism is usually just about the rights of the individual. Collectivism is about just the rights of the society. To me Communitarianism seems like in between individualism and collectivism.

[hugolp]

Communitarianism is about balancing the rights of the individual with the rights of the society. Individualism is usually just about the rights of the individual. Collectivism is about just the rights of the society. To me Communitarianism seems like in between individualism and collectivism.

As I understand communitarism is about sharing property, funding co-ops... It has no contradiction with individualism. As I see it, its a personal choice inside individualism. You can form co-ops and shared solutions respecting individual rights.

Individualism is not going alone, it is respecting individual rights. How one choses to asociate is a different issue.

[robert68]

I voted anarcho-capitalist, but prefer for myself the term anarchist (or anarcho) libertarian, if one has to be picked.

[ChaosControl]

As I understand communitarism is about sharing property, funding co-ops... It has no contradiction with individualism. As I see it, its a personal choice inside individualism. You can form co-ops and shared solutions respecting individual rights.

Individualism is not going alone, it is respecting individual rights. How one choses to asociate is a different issue.

Well the type I favor is voluntary, yes. But it is still emphasizing an interdependence on one another, which actually has some ties to elements of collectivism. But it does still balance in rights of the individual and is voluntary, so it has ties to some elements of individualism as well. So I still see it as a balance between the two rather than either extreme. I dislike too much emphasis on self just as I dislike complete disregard for it as well.

[eduardo89]

Libertarian Constitutional Conservative for me...but that label's too long so just call me a real Conservative

[hugolp]

Well the type I favor is voluntary, yes. But it is still emphasizing an interdependence on one another, which actually has some ties to elements of collectivism. But it does still balance in rights of the individual and is voluntary, so it has ties to some elements of individualism as well. So I still see it as a balance between the two rather than either extreme. I dislike too much emphasis on self just as I dislike complete disregard for it as well.

I agree. I personally lean left and agree with much of what mutualists say, for example than in a free market there would be a lot more co-ops than in the present system, because they are an efficient way to opperate. But for me respect for individual rigths is the base upon which you can build communities and societies.

[AlexMerced]

I agree. I personally lean left and agree with much of what mutualists say, for example than in a free market there would be a lot more co-ops than in the present system, because they are an efficient way to opperate. But for me respect for individual rigths is the base upon which you can build communities and societies.

I'm pretty much in the same place these days

[ChaosControl]

I agree. I personally lean left and agree with much of what mutualists say, for example than in a free market there would be a lot more co-ops than in the present system, because they are an efficient way to opperate. But for me respect for individual rigths is the base upon which you can build communities and societies.

My views are quite a bit outside of any kind of "mainstream". If I weren't anti-authoritarian, they'd make me look authoritarian. I lean left economically, but right socially. So I want economic equality, I want community interdependence, I want self sustainability, environmental awareness, etc. I also want social conservatism, I like things like traditional gender roles, modesty, chastity, and other virtues to be promoted in society. Of course I want all of this in a community that wants these things, I don't want them to be forced on people because I don't want to be around people who only live that way because they are forced, I want to be around people who live that way because that is what they want and who they are.

I share the hatred for the federal government of people here, I share the anti-authoritarian sentiment. But otherwise I am polar opposite of the "libertarian" view point which is more left socially and right economically. But it does make for interesting discussions.

[AlexMerced]

My views are quite a bit outside of any kind of "mainstream". If I weren't anti-authoritarian, they'd make me look authoritarian. I lean left economically, but right socially. So I want economic equality, I want community interdependence, I want self sustainability, environmental awareness, etc. I also want social conservatism, I like things like traditional gender roles, modesty, chastity, and other virtues to be promoted in society. Of course I want all of this in a community that wants these things, I don't want them to be forced on people because I don't want to be around people who only live that way because they are forced, I want to be around people who live that way because that is what they want and who they are.

I share the hatred for the federal government of people here, I share the anti-authoritarian sentiment. But otherwise I am polar opposite of the "libertarian" view point which is more left socially and right economically. But it does make for interesting discussions.

Interesting, didn't know inverse-libertarianism existed, lol

[mport1]

Voluntaryism isn't really anarchy (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntaryism), but they have some things in common.

How so? They seem the same to me.