If the U.S. government would have stayed out of WWI, there likely wouldn't have been a WWII. American involvement tipped the scales against...
There are already several amendments in place that limit the federal government. Actually, the entire Bill of Rights was written as such. The...
That's the problem. The US government has been breaking its own rules since, virtually, its inception. Starting with the Alien & Sedition Acts,...
A behavior is immoral only if it has a victim. Consensual sex between adults produces no victim; no one's property rights (including one's body)...
And was created by the state. Most countries ended slavery without a civil war, mind you.
What is moral, is moral, whether it is considered practical or not. The same thing was said about ending slavery in the past.
Ah, my friend, I was waiting for the "Somalia maneuver." There are a number of points to address about Somalia. First and foremost, it is less of...
You and I obviously disagree on a number of issues - but so far you argue very respectfully. That's very cool and counts a lot in my book - cheers!
Yet, without a state, individuals would very much desire protection and dispute resolution services. Dispute resolution organizations (DRO's)...
There are so many logical flaws to statism, so I will try to just focus on the most obvious one. And here it is: Statists argue that government...
Force is justified in defense of legitimately acquired property. I don't oppose the use of force in defense - I oppose the initiation of force. In...
I consider myself a philosophical anarchist, meaning that it is a position I take via logic, reason, evidence, and principle. I don't believe you...
Well, that's true - I do consider myself a libertarian, but I am voluntaryist; a market anarchist.
That's really bizarre. Everyone I've ever dealt with in my personal life has interacted with me peacefully, aside from a few kids on the...
The state is often erroneously conflated as being synonymous with "the people." Nothing could be further from the truth. The state, comprised of...
Believe me when I say that I used to believe the exact same way as you do about monopolies. I used to be a Green; I voted for Ralph Nader in 2000,...
The state is the only thing that creates and protects monopolies. There is far too much profit incentive to other competitors to undercut...
Well, without a state, things would be substantially different. For example, in a stateless society, insurance and dispute resolution services...
Wrong. They depend on money from the goverment, which only comes from borrowing, printing, or coerced taxation (robbery). That's like saying the...
If you understand what I am saying, you will realize that I am saying this is NOT a free market. Anything paid for by taxation is a distortion of...
The prison-industrial complex is a classic example of fascist economics. In a free market, prisons would likely be extremely rare or non-existent...
I think what would be helpful for you is that much of what people commonly refer to as "morality," is in actuality just subjective preferences....
So, is murder or rape (both extreme initiations of the use of force/violence) morally acceptable as long as a given society's mores allow for it?...
I am very familiar with Georgism. I used to consider myself a geolibertarian, but there is a problem there with forced taxation, even with an LVT....
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