Thanks for the response.
I actually wouldn't mind a more "layman's" description of Rocker's gobbledegook, but I think I'm getting the idea. Where I get confused is if someone wants to "opt out" of this communal co-operative labor. Case in point: Let's assume there exists a village (i.e. The Farm) where everyone agrees to work as a collective. Private property is nonexistent. Everyone does their own division of labor, and whatever they produce is thrown in a big pile and is accessable by everyone. This Farm is fine as long as everyone is 'okay' with it. But let's suppose Mr. X works particularly hard, notices others are leeching off his work, and decides he's had enough and deserves more for his intensive work? Since the Farm won't allow his keeping a private stash of his stuff, he can move to another village and break free from the Farm.
In the society of Rocker (and apparently, yours), does Mr. X have the opportunity to forgo collectivist co-operative labor, and pursue more individualistic goals? If the answer is 'no', then this is a nanny state-style communism. You have no choice but to comply (or get severly punished). If Mr. X can leave, then Mr. X still answers to himself and thus owns his own path.
So, having said all that, while you support co-operative labor (which is fine... the Amish are very much like this), would someone be permitted to opt out (like the Amish), or must everyone be required to fit into this mold? If, say, an Amish woman decides the communal Amish life is not for her, she can leave the sect. Her peers may frown on her, but she can go in whatever direction she likes. If she can't, then I don't see the "free association" described in Rudolph Rocker's quote.
To answer your question, I'm not a member of the Libertarian Party. I don't even subscribe to all their platforms to the fullest. I have (small "l") libertarian beliefs, but mainly I just favor government with limited intrusion in your personal, financial, and bedroom matters. To find out more, check out the Cato Institute or the Ludwig von Mises websites. If you see what you believe may be a contradiction in one of my posts, then by all means ask me about it (like I asked you about it).
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