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Originally Posted by hidari
Chomsky is an Anarchist. he states that he is a libertarian-socialist, however, he might as well say he is a social anarchist. He is a strong supporter of anarchism as a political movement, thus there is no oxymoron if you read about or have read about anarchism as a political movement:
ie.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism
Bakunin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakunin
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lib⋅er⋅tar⋅i⋅an
/ˌlɪbərˈtɛəriən/ [lib-er-tair-ee-uhn]
–noun
1. a person who advocates liberty, esp. with regard to thought or conduct.
2. a person who maintains the doctrine of free will (distinguished from necessitarian ).
–adjective
3. advocating liberty or conforming to principles of liberty.
4. maintaining the doctrine of free will.
an⋅ar⋅chy
/ˈænərki/ [an-er-kee]
–noun
1. a state of society without government or law.
2. political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control.
3. a theory that regards the absence of all direct or coercive government as a political ideal and that proposes the cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups as the principal mode of organized society.
4. confusion; chaos; disorder.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/
I don't see those as being necessarily synonymous. There are some who feel that you cannot be truly free with any form of government in place; on the other hand, persons can be persecuted without any government intervention.
The concept of anarchy is utopian in nature. And, at least here in the States, the term "Libertarian" is often used interchangeably with "independent". in that light, I could see the two ideas running parallel.