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Post summary: Space colonization is implicitly incompatible with libertarian ideology because I say so. Facts, logical thought, proof, etc not needed, it's true
by mbyrne 16y ago
Post summary:
Space colonization is implicitly incompatible with libertarian ideology because I say so. Facts, logical thought, proof, etc not needed, it's true because I say so.
- DougWebb 16y agoIf you buy into his "libertarianism == no dependence on social organization" and "space colonization == absolute dependence on social organization" than he's right. The latter statement seems likely to be true, but I don't think the former is. Libertarians aren't anarchists, and the beginnings of commercial space exploration that we're seeing today suggests that libertarian-friendly support for space colonies may be possible.
- cmars232 16y agoIt does seem like a false dichotomy. Sure, it's just fiction, but doesn't Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" illustrate how fiercely independent space colonists could work together to survive and even thrive? TANSTAAFL != Anarchy