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So, serious question: is the libertarian position that trade in endangered-animal products should be unregulated, or that anti-poaching efforts should be so? Or
by notacoward 8y ago
So, serious question: is the libertarian position that trade in endangered-animal products should be unregulated, or that anti-poaching efforts should be so? Or, perhaps, both? To me that seems awfully close to "might makes right" but I'm still curious to hear the rationale.
- ForHackernews 8y agoI'm not a libertarian, but some have suggested large scale farming of endangered animals to meet demand for these products and put poachers out of business. Honestly, I'm uncomfortable with the notion of a tiger farm or a rhino farm, but it's hard for me to say exactly why.
- basementcat 8y agoWhy not have large scale farming of humans to meet demands for inexpensive labor and protect against the occasional genocide?
- YUMad 8y agoWe already do.
- yellowapple 8y agoPretty sure that's called "urbanization".
- dragonwriter 8y agoCapitalism, various forms of fascism, and chattel slavery systems each are or include some variety of this, but more directed at the cheap labor issue than the genocide issue.
- em3rgent0rdr 8y agoBecause libertarianism takes as a fundamental tenant that each human owns his or her self.
- lazerpants 8y agoTiger farms already exist in China. https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/tiger-farm-asia https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/tiger-farm-asia
- zwerdlds 8y agoSome rhinos have proven to be difficult to breed.
- em3rgent0rdr 8y agoThere are plenty of libertarians who value the well-being of animals. Those and most libertarians would be in favor of boycotting those who abuse animals. But what libertarianism isn't about is using physical force (which includes the state) as primary means to solve every problem in the world.
- crb002 8y agoThe Libertarian literary criticism is simply, "What is the consequence of government force required to implement a law?"