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What would be the basis for persecution of fraud in an anarchist society? Exactly how is fraud a violation of property rights?
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[quote user="Justin"] My statement as a whole puts forth the idea that laws exist without government. Natural laws of a black hole for example, exist whether you know them or not. My argument is such that even in the absence of any form of government, laws still exist. [/quote] Justin, for...
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Given that the left and the government education system have succeeded so well in perverting words used in political discourse like Liberalism, I was wondering if we(as proponents of anarcho-capitalism collectively) should change our own label to cater for the more primitive instinctive reactions that...
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I seem to have gotten myself into a debate with another single-minded Randian who had the audacity to call Rothbard a charlatan: http://gusvanhorn.blogspot.com/2009/10/oath-fakers.html (see comments) I'll admit that I'm out of my league. Anybody who would like to write a follow-up comment to...
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Notes on Public Goods and Free Market Anarchism: Public Good - Any good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable. Such goods, when produced by private entities suffer the "free rider problem." Free Rider Problem - When people consume a product but do not pay for it. Example of a Public Good...
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[quote user="nandnor"] What do you think? The worldview of libertarian anarchists is so radically different from other people, that even trying to explain it and its implications to them gets the "is this guy nuts" look more often than not. It really feels like everyone is brainwashed...
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I had a converasation with a man on another site, and posed this as an argument to him, I was wondering what you all thought about this.... I will note that this turned the tide of thought off limited government for him... [quote user="Harry Felker"] Normal 0 Playing Tag.... When we were kids...
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[quote user="Juan"] What maybe needs to be pointed out is that libertarianism attempts at replacing war with trade and the the concept of 'national defense' is meaningless in a free society as there's no NATION to defend. [/quote] "Nation" and "State" are not...
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i have wondered about this issue. one particular area i have thought about is water distirbution. i know an earlier reference to a mall getting water was made but in my area i believe that the mallgets its water from the city/army corps of engs resivoir via underground pipes that cross many properties...
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I would be interested in seeing a post, blog, website, etc that is devoted to defining political terms. I was at a Tea Party where I saw signs calling Obama a communist, a socialist, and a fascist. Which sign was correct? All three? What about Bush, what would we classify him as? I believe there are...