The definition from Wikipedia gives a pretty good view of it:
"Libertarian Marxism refers to a broad scope of economic and political philosophies that emphasize the anti-authoritarian aspects of Marxism. Early currents of libertarian Marxism, known as left communism,emerged in opposition to Marxism–Leninism and its derivatives, such as Stalinism, Maoism, and Trotskyism. Libertarian Marxism is also critical of reformist positions, such as those held by social democrats. Libertarian Marxist currents often draw from Marx and Engels' later works, specifically the Grundrisse and The Civil War in France; emphasizing the Marxist belief in the ability of the working class to forge its own destiny without the need for a revolutionary party or state to mediate or aid its liberation. Along with anarchism, Libertarian Marxism is one of the main currents of libertarian socialism."
Our philosophy is relatively close to Anarchism and really it isn't to far off to call some of us Anarchists. It is also good to mention that over all we do associate with Anarchists more than we do with Marxist-Leninists since our political theories are similar.
This specific writer, like the Anarchists, emphasize the need for a federation of worker councils. I also emphasize the need for workers to unite under a democratic and socialist banner. I personally believe the best way to do this is through Syndicalism, Social insertion,the use of propaganda, pushing for solidarity between workers, and the use of a popular front between Libertarian Socialists.
Libertarian Marxism contributes to the Libertarian movement a wide corpus of theory and tactics that is complimented by the Anarchist theory. Marx stated that the Proletariat must take hold of the means of production, but he never said how. Later on in the Councilist period the Marxists stated that we must form worker councils and create a federation of councils. This answer to the problem is in the style of the Anarchist Bakunin who stated that there must be a federation of communes. It must be stated that the only thing that sets an Anarchist from a Libertarian Marxist is that we use a different corpus of theory than Anarchists. Our corpus includes Dialectic Materialism as a means of understanding history and the nature of Capitalism.
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