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> Generally speaking, the one universal truth within libertarianism is the non-aggression principle, which states that force should not be used. Which is one o
by vacri 11y ago
> Generally speaking, the one universal truth within libertarianism is the non-aggression principle, which states that force should not be used.
Which is one of the most nonsensical things about libertarianism - that any time authority want you do to something, it's referred to as 'violence'. It's 'violence' because if you keep refusing to comply, then at the end of a long chain of events, eventually an authorised officer will start to manhandle you. Hence even the smallest thing becomes 'violence'.
Yet...
Libertarianism offers "the courts" as the solution to pretty much all disputes. What happens when someone doesn't comply with court rulings? The court finds that your activities have injured your neighbour and you must give remuneration. You flip off both the court and the neighbour. What happens now? Libertarianism has quite a few of these blind spots.
Again, you don't have to be a Libertarian to be for civil liberties.
- cpursley 11y agoTake a listen to For a New Liberty, Episode 4 - Police, Law and Courts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/for-a-new-liberty/id380694819?mt=10 https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/for-a-new-liberty/id380... The entire (free) audiobook is a fascinating listen, even if you walk away disagreeing with everything.
- burntsushi 11y ago> What happens when someone doesn't comply with court rulings? Again, that problem is not specific to libertarianism. Every socioeconomic system must address it, and none of the solutions are pretty. In our current world, a person who ignores a court's ruling is physically forced to comply. I don't see any particular reason why something similar couldn't work in a more libertarian world.