Just so that we re clear I had absolutely NO intention of promoting the idea that anarchism is solely a socialist tradition and in the interest of full disclosure while I am an anarchist I do not consider myself a socialist for a variety of reasons I merely intended to trace the connection of the term libertarian as anarchists utilize it Further while anarchists have used libertarian socialism as a synonym for anarchism it would be more accurate to place certain variants of anarchist thought in the umbrella of Libertarian socialism That is syndicalist communist and collectivist anarchists of the classical era are libertarian socialists as are non anarchist council communists who are of the Marxist tradition Individualists anarchists are best not placed under the banner of libertarian socialism for a variety of reasons Similarly anarchists without adjectives such as myself would also best not be placed under such a category I recommend that the use of libertarian socialist as a historical synonym be acknowledged but that it also be explained that non anarchists are also libertarian socialists The libertarian socialism article has more information and possible sources for citation Anarchists can not claim sole domain over it