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There is a disturbing trend that I’ve come across lately and that is when, people of anarcho-capitalism persuasion drag down their fellow free-market libertarians and minarchists for not going 'all the way'. Now i personally would say that support the rights-based anarcho-capitalist ideal;...
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The battle for the natural right of self ownership is expanding. Republicans seem to be leaning towards more libertarian principles, and Democrats are, well, where the Republicans were in 2006 – stuck. This should seem to surprise many people, seeing how Republicans acted during the Bush administration...
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Many ethical egoists (e.g. Rand and Objectivists) argue that what is truly in the best self interest of each and every person corresponds to what is in the best self interest of every other person. For example, one would assume that agribusinesses that receive subsidies should fight for those subsidies...
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This is kinda the idea... if I were the employer and wanted to allow smoking, I'ld say Im giving a raise if... even better... if you don't sign on then we're going to have to lay some people off! hahaha! Sounds like there were some libertairians in california to make that loophoe. lol
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[quote user="Nathyn"]You're putting words into Rothbard's mouth. He never argued from a consequentialist position, but from a natural rights position. The book was called, "The ETHICS of Liberty."[/quote]The words I'm using here are my own, but I'm not misrepresenting...
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[quote user="Nathyn"]As I said, according to Dr. Evil, we can dump our kids out in the wilderness.[/quote]The benefits of abolishing all slavery, even looking at this from a utilitarian standpoint rather than the natural law standpoint I commonly employ, are far greater than the negative consequences...
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[quote user="Nathyn"]Why should Murray Rothbard's property rights matter, but not the lives of children ?[/quote]The axiom of self-ownership is essential, for without it, there would be nothing to stand in the way of Smith's claim to own Brown. It is because Brown owns himself, and...