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Many libertarians, including some as this festival, don't regard land property as absolute, or in some cases, even just at all. For example, some believe that

by jMyles 12y ago

Many libertarians, including some as this festival, don't regard land property as absolute, or in some cases, even just at all. For example, some believe that they have a right to build and defend a home, but not a right to prevent people from reasonably traversing the land, so long as they don't disturb anything. Come to the festival and ask these questions; you'll be surprised at the diversity and sophistication of the answers you'll get.

mercer 12y ago
That's a great recommendation, actually. I'm still shocked and embarrassed at how I once lumped all forms of libertarianism into the 'primitivist anarchism' pile, only to discover that a lot of thought and practice has gone into the various libertarian systems. I assumed, for the longest time, that they were all basically people who couldn't make life work or were lazy, and decided to rationalize this as a choice. The weed-smoking, squatting type who badly needs a shower and a haircut, and secretly relies on others for money and a safety-net (mind, all of these things don't necessarily go together!). Ironically, I spent much of my life as a Christian battling stereotypes that were based on American right-wing evangelical extremism. I should've known better. Experiencing some of these 'libertarian' environments and reading some of the literature painted a much more nuanced picture, and enriched my views tremendously, even if just because the views were so radically different from what I was familiar with. At some point in my life I decided that it would be good to spend significant effort to learn about views that are alien to me. Because even if they don't make a convincing argument in the end, they make me question whatever system I have in my head, and I feel that that's always a good thing.

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Many libertarians, including some as this festival, don't regard land property as absolute, or in some cases, even just at all. For example, some believe that

by jMyles 12y ago

mercer 12y ago
That's a great recommendation, actually. I'm still shocked and embarrassed at how I once lumped all forms of libertarianism into the 'primitivist anarchism' pile, only to discover that a lot of thought and practice has gone into the various libertarian systems. I assumed, for the longest time, that they were all basically people who couldn't make life work or were lazy, and decided to rationalize this as a choice. The weed-smoking, squatting type who badly needs a shower and a haircut, and secretly relies on others for money and a safety-net (mind, all of these things don't necessarily go together!). Ironically, I spent much of my life as a Christian battling stereotypes that were based on American right-wing evangelical extremism. I should've known better. Experiencing some of these 'libertarian' environments and reading some of the literature painted a much more nuanced picture, and enriched my views tremendously, even if just because the views were so radically different from what I was familiar with. At some point in my life I decided that it would be good to spend significant effort to learn about views that are alien to me. Because even if they don't make a convincing argument in the end, they make me question whatever system I have in my head, and I feel that that's always a good thing.