I'm willing to agree with everything you just wrote. Perhaps I was unclear on a few things, but your rebuttals pretty accurately describe what I was attempting to say.
Very nice sig line haha. You're probably quite a bit ahead of me in this thinking, I appreciate you challenging me on this stuff.
Yes, I'm talking about a physical contract. I drafted a form of government about a week ago that combined republic, aristocracy, and monarchy into one. It was pretty...
Libertarianism is not a centrally established platform. Some is incompatible, some isnt. I put my faith in God, not man, but that is irrelevant to governing Philosophy. An atheist can still be friendly to christian governance.
Judge not, lest ye be judged. Read the rest of the passage. It's...
As always, you guys prove to be so highly valuable for discussion. Thank you. I truly enjoy just floating ideas on here and having an actual discussion about it.
Why? We don't have to regress in the amazing development that we've had since the middle ages, say medicine and tech. I contend that we would actually advance very much past where we are today...it's possible that we are holding back our potential, no?
I don't mean devolution as in us turning...
It may be a but of the no no true Scotsman issue...but that's a fair point on the French Revolution.
Yes, I contend monarchy as well would be okay. As would aristocracy or Republic *not...not what we have today* as Plato talks about. If you enjoy monarchy, I suggest reading Liberty or Equality...
Simply, that gutting of actually producing things in favor of consuming things means that we do not create wealth, no matter what our gdp says.
Consumer economy is farce. Trade is good, yes. But we have to be able to actually produce something other than bank notes.
Yes and no.
Pre industrial society has its fair bit of merit. Why is population boom a good thing? Have you seen the cities? I'm not impressed by everyone owning an iPhone, if they still have terrible education. Look at the wealth gap that the left talks about so much. Why is that okay? Do we...
Far too many libertarians fully embrace the French Revolution. Thus the utter hatred of religion and the praises of communist nationalists who were "freedom fighters".
I'm proposing a return to multiple centers of competing hierarchical power. The state, as you note, will never ban drugs to a...
I am rejecting both, but let me explain.
I obviously believe strongly in private property. Here is Hans Hermann Hoppe on Immigration.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/1970/01/hans-hermann-hoppe/on-free-immigration-and-forced-integration/
When we form a government, it is our government (or that of...
I have taken the last few weeks, and committed them to reading, thinking, and reflecting.
Something seemed wrong, very wrong with Libertarian thought to me. I couldn't quite put my finger on it. But I think I can now.
1. Liberty. Liberty can become tyranny if the individual uses his Free Will...