When was the DFW Alliance of the Libertarian Left started?

The DFW Alliance of the Libertarian Left should be seen as a part of the larger liberation movement. The first tangible aspects of DFW ALL began in late 2008, with a small group of friends seeking a revolutionary body that aspires to overturn despotic political and social authority.

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How are decisions made within DFW ALL?

We are a network of individuals who act autonomously and decentralized. We operate under the free-market principle of voluntary association. Individuals participate in projects that they want, seeking assistance from those who find common value in ideas and actions. Some may have more influence than others, but anyone is free to develop resources and ideas and act upon them.

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What are the steps for joining?

It happens simply by practice. Stamping the DFW ALL logo on a pamphlet, a sticker, or poster — whatever the motive or inspiration — effectively initiates one into DFW ALL. Combining efforts with other ALLies constitutes organization. The goals, rhetoric and tactics are the responsibilities of individuals as there is no policing of members.

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Why use the term “Libertarian Left”?

In a sense, ALL is an effort to draw a distinction between the two aspirations of those who support the non-aggression principle. As many have said, a voluntary society may well be a more closed society, where discrimination and petty hierarchical social structures are more prevalent. Left-libertarians oppose the use of institutionalized power over others by encouraging an open, rational society.

The use of the word “left” is necessary to make a connection to the historic nature of classical liberalism and to reject the libertarian merge with modern conservatism. (That is not to say that the modern left is any less authoritarian.) Unfortunately, the need for “libertarianism” with an adjective is the result of a past abandonment of principles. A recognition of left-libertarianism makes the use of certain political tools more profitable than others and makes other strategies, like electoral politics, muted by comparison.

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What is the platform of DFW ALL?

Equality for all. Now.

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