After talking to the people on this forum about anarcho-capitalism, a subject about which many of you are quite passionate, I've decided that, while I disagree with some of the ideas of anarcho capitalism, I still personally believe anarcho-capitalism, as a system of governance, deserves its fair shot. However, the decision is not up to me because I don't have the resources or power to institute such a system, but I do think that maybe working together, it would be possible to make some serious steps in the desired direction. That being said, I'm going to take a leadership model I found in Newt Gingrich's Real Change and post it here and I am sure that with the cooperation of the forum, we can come up with a functional outline for action:
1. What do you value?
2. What vision of success do you have for achieving what you value?
3. What metrics would tell you whether you are making progress towards your vision?
4. What strategies would enable you to achieve your vision?
5. What projects would enable you to implement your strategies successfully? (A project is a definable, delegatable achievement)
6. What tasks have to be done well to complete each project?
I look forward to your answers, I will try to think of some of my own.
Jacob Bloom: After talking to the people on this forum about anarcho-capitalism, a subject about which many of you are quite passionate, I've decided that, while I disagree with some of the ideas of anarcho capitalism, I still personally believe anarcho-capitalism, as a system of governance, deserves its fair shot. However, the decision is not up to me because I don't have the resources or power to institute such a system, but I do think that maybe working together, it would be possible to make some serious steps in the desired direction. That being said, I'm going to take a leadership model I found in Newt Gingrich's Real Change and post it here and I am sure that with the cooperation of the forum, we can come up with a functional outline for action: 1. What do you value? 2. What vision of success do you have for achieving what you value? 3. What metrics would tell you whether you are making progress towards your vision? 4. What strategies would enable you to achieve your vision? 5. What projects would enable you to implement your strategies successfully? (A project is a definable, delegatable achievement) 6. What tasks have to be done well to complete each project? I look forward to your answers, I will try to think of some of my own.
You completely disagree with the foundations of anarcho-capitalism. How could you possible ever try it? Lol.
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Daniel, I do not "completely disagree" I just remain skeptical about some of the elements of the system. However, I feel that since none of us really knows for sure whether or not my skepticism is warranted, it is important to try the system out. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. But I won't believe all of it until I see it.
Besides, attacking me personally on this is...unnecessary. I'm just one man. This thread is not an attack on any of you, but an attempt at cohesion. I mean that in the sense that I want to bring the ideas of ancap into an actionable framework.
Therefore, whether or not I'm totally on board with all the philosophy is irrelevant, because this isn't really about just me.
*Yawn*
What? Not going to bother addressing the numerous posts, in the other threads you started - which destroyed your "arguments"?
Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard Left and Right: The Prospects for Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard
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Isaiah’s Job by Albert Jay Nock National Liberation by Murray N. Rothbard What Must Be Done by Hans Hermann-Hoppe Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Newport Beach, California; January 24-25, 1997. [1:15:58] How to Advance Liberty by Leonard E. Reed Stuff We Can Do http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/6493.aspx
Read! ...Oh wait, never mind...
Conza88:Read! ...Oh wait, never mind...
Ha!!!!
Yeah it gets pretty old, I am just wondering if he has such a low opinion of An-Cap why is he harping on it???
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Conza88:What Must Be Done by Hans Hermann-Hoppe Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Newport Beach, California; January 24-25, 1997. [1:15:58]
A transcript of this talk is available here.
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Harry Felker:Ha!!!! Yeah it gets pretty old, I am just wondering if he has such a low opinion of An-Cap why is he harping on it???
I believe that the above quoted post is the first one of your posts that I have read that did not include "..." somewhere.
I. Ryan:I believe that the above quoted post is the first one of your posts that I have read that did not include "..." somewhere.
Really???
I know there are more... you can always reply with a count on how many you get....
So far
The Count:One, One post without "..." somewhere
Haha, guys, we have someone who might be coming around, who is speaking fairly and pretty patiently and all you can do is excoriate him? Let's accept that each person will come to AnCap (or not) by their own path, and Jacob has given us all quite a nice workout in the meantime.
As to the Newt's plan, I do see some value in looking at the problem from an alternative perspective. The big caveat is that anarchy can't really be implemented directly, and it's more of an individual thing. However, I think the thing about metrics of success is important. If we can't quantify progress, we have...well...a calculation problem
Think outside the monopoly paradigm. Net-based microsecession | Why anarchy hasn't worked
Jacob Bloom: I still personally believe anarcho-capitalism, as a system of governance, deserves its fair shot. However, the decision is not up to me because I don't have the resources or power to institute such a system
I still personally believe anarcho-capitalism, as a system of governance, deserves its fair shot. However, the decision is not up to me because I don't have the resources or power to institute such a system
We're not looking for power or resources, we're looking for an ideological change. If you actually believe in self-ownership, property rights, homesteading, and so forth, then we're quite happy.
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The point to keep in mind is that anarcho-capitalism will get its shot; and it will get it regardless of whether anybody actually wants it or not.
Byzantine: The point to keep in mind is that anarcho-capitalism will get its shot; and it will get it regardless of whether anybody actually wants it or not.
Go historical determinism, go!
Byzantine:The point to keep in mind is that anarcho-capitalism will get its shot; and it will get it regardless of whether anybody actually wants it or not.
Why?
AJ: Haha, guys, we have someone who might be coming around, who is speaking fairly and pretty patiently and all you can do is excoriate him? ...
Haha, guys, we have someone who might be coming around, who is speaking fairly and pretty patiently and all you can do is excoriate him? ...
I'm going reverse psychology on him. Lol.
Jacob Bloom: ... Besides, attacking me personally on this is...unnecessary. I'm just one man. ...
... Besides, attacking me personally on this is...unnecessary. I'm just one man. ...
I know, but I couldn't resist the chance to do so. Lol.
This. I think it's going to come as an unholy alliance of queer computer geeks and "greedy" Christians. Or what I would prefer to call them: more gentile and logical folk. :3
"The power of liberty going forward is in decentralization. Not in leaders, but in decentralized activism. In a market process." -- liberty student
I. Ryan: Why?
Because the State is approaching its terminal phase.
ladyattis: This. I think it's going to come as an unholy alliance of queer computer geeks and "greedy" Christians. Or what I would prefer to call them: more gentile and logical folk. :3
Where the hell do I fit in, I am not a queer comp geek nor any variety of christian....
Damn, left out of the fun again...
ladyattis:I think it's going to come as an unholy alliance of queer computer geeks and "greedy" Christians
Renegade police and military units will be available for hire once people stop cashing government paychecks and their pension funds collapse.
Byzantine: I. Ryan: Why? Because the State is approaching its terminal phase.
Change "state" for "capitalism" and it will seem quite familiar. ..
Vitor:Change "state" for "capitalism" and it will seem quite familiar. ..
That would require Capitalism to exist in earnest... the state, it exists, and if you forget it, there is a boot to remind you....
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