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Putting The NAP In Its Proper Context
I contend that the non-aggression principle is not a contextless axoim and it requires a specific definition of the difference between genuine self-defense and the initiation of violence. There is a grave problem that thin libertarianism and plumb-line...
Posted Sun, Jan 18 2009 by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)
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"Plumbline Libertarianism" Pro and Con
Those familiar with Walter Block should know that he advocates taking what he calls a "plumbline" approach to libertarianism that is neutral to the left/right scale or dichtomy. At face value, I agree with this if one is refering to the warped...
Posted Thu, Dec 18 2008 by Brainpolice | 2 comment(s)
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Transcending Anarcho-Semantics
There is a reoccuring problem that occurs within internal libertarian and anarchist discourse that I like to call the anarcho-semantics problem. The anarcho-semantics problem most often occurs in discussions and debates between socialist oriented anarchists...
Posted Sat, Sep 6 2008 by Brainpolice | 11 comment(s)
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False Realism and Utopianism
Conservatism is a defense of the existing order or past existing orders as "natural". Any potential alternative to the existing order or to the romantisized past order is immediately brushed aside as "unnatural" and "utopian"...
Posted Wed, Jun 25 2008 by Brainpolice | 7 comment(s)
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Left-Libertarianism
I consider myself a left-libertarian. To avoid any confusion over what this may imply, I fully support private property, voluntary exchange, money, rent, employment, and so on (or more strictly speaking, I don't advocate their abolition). And I completely...
Posted Mon, May 26 2008 by Brainpolice | 27 comment(s)
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Why The State Can't Discriminate
My position on racial discrimination and segregation is essentially based on the following premises: (1) on a personal level, I'm opposed to racism (2) however, if an individual legitimately owns a given piece of property, they have the liberty to...
Posted Mon, May 12 2008 by Brainpolice | with no comments
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