union of capitalism with anarchism stems a particular political movement, called Anarcho-capitalism, the exponent of which is considered more representative Murray Rothbard.
15.1. First of all the individual
the middle of Rothbard's libertarian thought is individualistic conception that sees in every man a being of will, desires, ideals and projects, but also the intelligence to achieve its goals, which are partly innate and learned a greater extent and ordered hierarchically according to the value attributed to them by the subject. In this respect, it should be understood that each one is master of himself.
15.2. Private ownership
But how effectively the individual to give satisfaction to his wishes? To answer this question Rothbard uses the figure of Robinson Crusoe, that of a single human inhabitant of an island. Having no competitors, Crusoe is, in theory, the undisputed master of the island and everything it contains. However, in fact he has only that "uses and transforms." The same case, according to Rothbard, if your character landing on an island already inhabited. Also in this case, "his real property - real control over its physical assets - in effect extends only to those products through his work" (ROTHBARD 2000: 66).
result that can be considered the fundamental law of libertarian thought: "Everyone has an absolute right to control and ownership of his own body and natural resources that he finds and transforms unused" (ROTHBARD 2000: 106). Anyone who violates this law is a criminal. This is the meaning Private Property Rothbard seconds. Everyone owns something (of their bodies, their possessions, their ideas, their own reputation) and is free to use it to the wants, and no one is given to interfere in the sphere of private property of the individual, even the state.
15.3. The State
If we go back over its history, we find that the state "originated by means of a process of violence, conquest and exploitation" (ROTHBARD 2000: 362) and violation of individual rights. It follows that the state is a negative entity that has no right to enter into the private lives of citizens, to demand their consent election and impose taxes. The citizen who votes for duty is like the soldier who is forced to participate in the battle with the only choice between killing or being killed. Even if the soldier is working to exterminate the enemy, it does not mean that he has freely chosen to join the battle. Similarly, even the citizen's vote is intended to be a free act, and therefore it is not able to legitimize the state to interfere with anyone's private property and to impose a tax burden.
Rothbard defines the state as a criminal organization that obtains the revenue (taxation) by means of physical coercion and a monopoly of violence. "The State, Therefore, it is coercive criminal organization that feeds through a system of taxation-theft on a large scale and gets away with organizing the support of the majority [...] making sure the alliance of a group of intellectuals capable of shaping opinion popular rewarded with the crumbs of his power and the vile metal "(ROTHBARD 2000: 277). According to Rothbard, in a truly free society the state should not exist.
15.4. Advantages and limitations
Asking from the perspective of the person can be considered a good thing.
other hand, excluded from the political status could be a serious mistake, because it does not take into account the unfortunate people who, in the absence of an adequate supply of social solidarity, could not complete his life's project.
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