Editing Libertarian socialism (section)

===Anti-authoritarianism===
Libertarian socialism has a [[grassroots]] and [[Direct democracy|direct democratic]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Asimakopoulos |first=John |date=April–June 2016 |title=A radical proposal for direct democracy in large societies |journal=Brazilian Journal of Political Economy |language=en |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages=430–447 |doi=10.1590/0101-31572016v36n02a10 |issn=0101-3157 |quote="Direct democracy is what today is referred to as libertarian socialism including anarchism. The very idea upon which libertarian socialism is founded is that every person in the community represents themselves and votes directly with the community on matters related to its governance." |doi-access=free }}</ref> approach to [[socialism]], rejecting [[Parliamentary system|parliamentarism]] and [[bureaucracy]].{{Sfn|Kinna|Prichard|2012|p=13}} Libertarian socialists advocate the [[empowerment]] of individuals to control their own lives and encourage them to voluntarily cooperate with each other, rather than allow themselves to be controlled by a state. Libertarian socialists therefore uphold [[civil liberties]] such as [[freedom of choice]], [[Freedom of speech|freedom of expression]] and [[freedom of thought]].{{Sfn|Long|1998|pp=305–306}}

In contrast to [[authoritarian socialism|authoritarian forms of socialism]], libertarian socialism rejects [[state ownership]] and [[centralisation]]. Instead it upholds a [[decentralisation|decentralised]] model of [[self-governance]], envisioning [[Free association of producers|free association]] based on [[co-operative economics|co-operative]] or [[participatory economics]]. Some libertarian socialists see such systems as complementary to [[statism]], while others hold them to be an alternative to the [[state (polity)|state]].{{Sfn|Long|1998|pp=305–306}}

Libertarian socialists tend to reject the view that political institutions such as the state represent an [[inherent]]ly good, or even neutral, power.{{Sfn|Long|1998|p=318}} Some libertarian socialists, such as [[Peter Kropotkin]], consider the state to be an inherent instrument of [[landlordism]] and capitalism, therefore opposing the state with equal intensity as they oppose capitalism.{{Sfn|Long|1998|pp=306–307}}