6 ms·
> lack of coercion of any kind In practice, it means lack of government coercion because that's the easiest kind to oppose. Weaken government too much, and oth
by notacoward 5y ago
> lack of coercion of any kind
In practice, it means lack of government coercion because that's the easiest kind to oppose. Weaken government too much, and other forms of coercion will come to the fore. Changing that would require changing human nature though, so most libertarians prefer to turn a blind eye to it.
- sgregnt 5y agoI'm not sure why you think government is easier to oppose. Or what it has to do with the core principles of Libertarianism. In any case, of cause, the reality is much more complicated, if there is a dispute over property rights or a form of coercion you go to court to decide who is right and who is wrong. Libertarianism is not anarchism. At the same time, in spite of all the complications of the real world, there is a clear difference in ideology between libertarianism and social democracy, for example. And one can claim the difference stems from the core principle where the two worldviews differ in certain values.
- notacoward 5y agoAh yes, the one form of coercion libertarians endorse - via the courts. I'm just not even going to address all the reasons that can't work and/or just changes the details of coercion. Others have done so, more or less eloquently, zillions of times. It always falls on intentionally deaf ears. Good day.