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ThomasC Posted: Tue, Oct 27 2009 11:56 AM

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I signed up just yesterday and dove right in, but I think I should probably introduce myself, so you guys know a little bit about who I am and how I ended up here.

I'm from Germany, 26 years old and I've been studying economics and political philosophy since I was around 18. I started out well within the boundaries of the german liberal mainstream (european liberal, not american), e.g. in general supply-side economics infused with the tacid understanding that about 1001 things just have to be provided for by the state. As this is basically as liberal as it gets around here, I didn't even know that there was such a thing as Austrian economics let alone Anarcho-capitalism.

But along came amazon.com and the "customers who bought this item also bought"-function and suddenly I was holding socially destructive works of evil like "The Ethics of Liberty" in my hands. What a revelation! Finally a consistent philosophy I could really embrace. I'm sure many of you know this feeling.

Then it was pretty straight forward. Over Rothbard I found mises.org about 3 years ago and I haven't stopped reading since.

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liberty student replied on Tue, Oct 27 2009 12:07 PM

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Welcome Thomas!

If you find something evil that wobbles, push it. - Gary North

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Thedesolateone replied on Tue, Oct 27 2009 12:31 PM

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Welcome

We're glad to have you

The difference between libertarianism and socialism is that libertarians will tolerate the existence of a socialist community, but socialists can't tolerate a libertarian community.

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FreedomIsYellow replied on Tue, Oct 27 2009 5:40 PM

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You followed a very open minded route to get here...

Welcome, and kudos to you, sir! :)

Base model cars of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but quarter-mile races.

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Spideynw replied on Tue, Oct 27 2009 5:59 PM

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Welcome! Always love meeting someone who shares my love for freedom.

At most, 5% of the population would need to stop complying to bring down the government.

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ThomasC replied on Wed, Oct 28 2009 1:41 PM

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Thank you, you all make me feel quite welcome here.

So, what's your story? I mean, we are all born libertarian, but I suppose there are just few that don't lose it due to schooling, upbringing, media... How did you rediscover liberty?

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