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That's true, but that's not what I meant. The philosophical maxim of minimal state intervention does not speak to the ways or circumstances in which the state i
by staticautomatic 9y ago
That's true, but that's not what I meant. The philosophical maxim of minimal state intervention does not speak to the ways or circumstances in which the state is permitted to intervene. Accordingly, the subjective nature of one's preferred intervention level cannot itself be a definition of Libertarianism, only a flavor.
- WalterBright 9y agoHaving a police force, civil and criminal court system, and justice dept. works for libertarianism.
- staticautomatic 9y agoIt's entirely possible to be a libertarian who doesn't believe in civil courts. Arguably, it's possible to not believe in having a police force or justice department, either. Any amount of government is sufficient for libertarianism to exist. What the government is allowed to do and under what circumstances and in what ways depends wholly upon which libertarian you ask.
- WalterBright 9y agoYou can say the same thing about democrats, republicans, conservatives, socialists, etc. None of them are uniform in their beliefs. For the sake of debate I suggest sticking to what the official libertarian party platform says.