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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 2703194" data-attributes="member: 2189">&quot;Cooperation Is LibertarianThe Cooperative Movement is founded on the principle of voluntaryassociation.&nbsp; Any member may withdraw from his Cooperative, taking with himthat which belongs to him.&nbsp; In other words, he is free, in that respect.And, since the ultimate aim of the movement is the gradual disappearance ofmonopolistic and compulsory institutions, the individual will enjoy aprogressively larger freedom than he does now, if this aim is reached.&nbsp; Acooperative association can tolerate criticism; it can be threatened by anymember with non-support, or even with opposition; any number of members mayactually secede and be free to start a counter organization, without beingshot for treason.&nbsp; In fact, a true cooperative is a creature of itsmembers; it has no power over them except what has been accepted byvoluntary agreement; they can overthrow it at any time; and it will only beable to exist if it gives the service for which it was intended.&nbsp; This isfreedom; and, because cooperators acknowledge this freedom, there is hopethat, in the course of time, they will acknowledge freedom as the mostimportant requirement in all the relations of men.&nbsp; Moreover, they will, nodoubt, also find that the only liberty possible in human relations is equalliberty -- that is, the largest amount of personal liberty that iscompatible with the like liberty of all.&quot;<a href="http://flag.blackened.net/liberty/mutualism.html" target="_blank">Libertarian History: Mutualism (1927&#039;)</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 2703194, member: 2189"] "Cooperation Is Libertarian The Cooperative Movement is founded on the principle of voluntary association. Any member may withdraw from his Cooperative, taking with him that which belongs to him. In other words, he is free, in that respect. And, since the ultimate aim of the movement is the gradual disappearance of monopolistic and compulsory institutions, the individual will enjoy a progressively larger freedom than he does now, if this aim is reached. A cooperative association can tolerate criticism; it can be threatened by any member with non-support, or even with opposition; any number of members may actually secede and be free to start a counter organization, without being shot for treason. In fact, a true cooperative is a creature of its members; it has no power over them except what has been accepted by voluntary agreement; they can overthrow it at any time; and it will only be able to exist if it gives the service for which it was intended. This is freedom; and, because cooperators acknowledge this freedom, there is hope that, in the course of time, they will acknowledge freedom as the most important requirement in all the relations of men. Moreover, they will, no doubt, also find that the only liberty possible in human relations is equal liberty -- that is, the largest amount of personal liberty that is compatible with the like liberty of all." [URL='http://flag.blackened.net/liberty/mutualism.html'][COLOR=#ff0000][B]Libertarian History: Mutualism (1927')[/B][/COLOR][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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