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"I am scared to leave my house because you might shoot me." Can a person controlling others with their intimidating behaviour? If so, what's the Libertarian r
by edent 11y ago
"I am scared to leave my house because you might shoot me."
Can a person controlling others with their intimidating behaviour? If so, what's the Libertarian response to that?
Libertarianism is the rule of the power of individuals. Which is great if you're strong, skilled, healthy, respected, and/or have access to equipment. For the rest of us, it's a dystopia.
- UK-AL 11y agoWell if someone threating to shoot you, then yes obviously someone is infringing on your liberty... so yes there would rules against that.
- edent 11y ago"Threatening? No, sir! I just like walking down the street open-carrying my AK47. And occasionally test firing it at wood-pigeons." Incidentally - who makes the rules against threats? Who enforces them? Seems like we would need a group of people to decide on these rules. But how should we choose those people...?
- UK-AL 11y ago"Threatening? No, sir! I just like walking down the street open-carrying my AK47. And occasionally test firing it at wood-pigeons." - That an excuse, people try to make excuses with the current system to get away with things. It's not exclusive libertarianism. You would get it under any system. "Incidentally - who makes the rules against threats? Who enforces them? Seems like we would need a group of people to decide on these rules. But how should we choose those people...? " There are millions of different versions libertarianism with different solutions. Some with insurance, private police force that work for the insurer. Can't list them all. I personally am a classical liberal, I don't advocate no government just that it should be limited to law, order, military etc
- cgriswald 11y agoIf you believe the media-derived caricature of any political philosophy, it's a dystopia for most or all.