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Posted on: December 3, 2020 at 12:43:18 CT
pickle MU
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what part do you disagree with?


Libertarianism is the view that each person has the right to live his life in any way he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others. Libertarians defend each person's right to life, liberty, and property - rights that people posess naturally, before governments are created. In the libertarian view, all human relationships should be voluntary; the only actions that should be forbidden by law are those that involve the initiation of force against those who have not themselves used force - actions like murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, and fraud.

Most people habitually believe in and live by this code of ethics. Libertarians believe this code should be applied consistently - and specifically, that it should be applied to actions by governments as well as by individuals. Governments should exist to protect rights, to protect us from others who might use force against us. When governments use force against people who have not violated the rights of others, then governments themselves become rights violators. Thus libertarians condemn such government actions as censorship, the draft, price controls, confiscation of property, and regulation of our personal and economic lives

- David Boaz, Libertarianism: A Primer

Anarchism is the logical conclusion of libertarianism once one realizes that the State is inherently force and is not based upon consent.
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     I disagree with your dogmatic view - Say_What MU - 12/3 12:41:02
          It’s a simple question - pickle MU - 12/3 12:43:18
               Disagree. Government has its place in the world - Say_What MU - 12/3 12:50:12
                    Boaz says as much, so let’s try again - pickle MU - 12/3 12:53:18




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