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> Libertarian > with its own government What?
by jnmandal 8y ago
> Libertarian
> with its own government
What?
- extra88 8y agoYou’re confusing libertarianism and anarchy.
- crimsonalucard 8y agoPractically similar. Bare minimum government is just one step above no government... aka anarchy. Be careful when interpreting vocabulary. Connotations and wording can serve to obfuscate concepts that are practically the same thing. Libertarianism and anarchy sound dramatically different, but logically the concepts are similar.
- extra88 8y agoLibertarianism can be a pretty big tent, lots of room for different opinions about what's minimal and what to keep or jettison. Sticking with the Peter Theil-ish variety, having enough government to preserve personal property rights is still a giant step apart from anarchy.
- merpnderp 8y agoLibertarian governments are the bare minimum society finds acceptable. A libertarian government would maximize freedom and autonomy and only create laws to restrict directly infringing on other citizen's natural rights and freedoms.
- kzrdude 8y agoAre there any practical examples of this theory?
- whatshisface 8y agoThe Somali government, for one. They don't have enough money for social programs or building inspectors, but have for the most part kept other governments out.
- hutzlibu 8y agoNot at all. Somali just has many different governemts fighting against each other.
- crimsonalucard 8y agoI would argue that tribal leaders and mini governments form organically under systems with no or bare minimum government. Make no mistake. Small Governments in somali fighting each other is the result of the initial establishment of minimal government. There was no grand plan of warring governments establishing checks and balances.