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This is a naive caricature by people who don't understand libertarianism in the first place. Posit that a lot of laws on the books are unjust, and incredibly h
by jeffbax 8y ago
This is a naive caricature by people who don't understand libertarianism in the first place.
Posit that a lot of laws on the books are unjust, and incredibly hard to reverse. See marijuana prohibition, which has caused countless societal problems for decades and has been particularly problematic for minorities with disproportionate punishment.
To say that they just want to break laws and pollute is plainly ignorance and a garbage argument. Some libertarians may argue that property rights and tort law will handle things like pollution externalities, there's also perfectly reasonable libertarian argument for government to prevent the tragedy of the commons (and even in the name of defense -- that doesn't mean that the EPA is perfect and doesn't overstep its bounds, see countless municipalities needing to develop projects that are held up for years due to bureaucratic absurdity)
"The neighbors are going to be mad" - Every libertarian system has mechanisms for handling externalities, primarily through the courts. Seems like polluting my land and causing health problems is a pretty clear violation of NAP.
Seasteading, and charter cities, are of the most exciting things happening and likely to be the best development for human flourishing and particularly those who are trapped in bad governmental systems. The point is to lead by example with experimentation in government on smaller scale.
The right to get up and move and self-determine is probably more important than any other in regards to alleviating human suffering.