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[quote user="Ansury"]I think radicals like this are more likely to respond and reform (in time, after planting the seeds of doubt and being led in the right direction) and become active supporters of libertarianism than a "lay person" simply because they've shown that they have an interest in the general topic(s).[/quote] I completely
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[quote user="AndrewR"]As for 'Bioshock', I read that the game creator intended it to be a criticism of Objectivism, and that people were meant to be appalled by Andrew Ryan?[/quote] After reading this, I went back and found the article where the game creator (Ken Levine) explains the connection with Objectivism. It's an interesting
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[quote user="Spideynw"]Minarchism is a pipe dream. People that refuse to let go of it, will never see anything really change. for the better.[/quote] Fair enough. But many minarchists may be paused there as one stop on their long journey toward anarchism. And in that sense, they should be politely encouraged to complete the journey. ;) On
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[quote user="RockyRaccoon"]It might serve to educate us as to how others may be converted.[/quote] Thanks a lot to everybody that's contributed thus far! I've enjoyed reading the responses thus far and I look forward to reading more. What's striking to me, thus far, is this: (1) Many people have been successfully converted from
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[quote user="Laughing Man"] I always liked this Andrew Ryan quote: "Whenever anyone wants others to do their work they call upon their Altruism. 'Never mind your own needs,' they say, 'Think of the needs of... of whoever. Of the state. Of the poor. Of the Army, of the King. Of God.' The list goes on and on. How many catastrophes
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Wow, that's TWO votes for Bioshock ! [quote user="RockyRaccoon"]What happened next was a sort of oddity. I was playing an Xbox game called "Bioshock" which is set in a dystopian anarchocapitalist world. The society's creator was "Andrew Ryan", an obvious reference to Ayn Rand. After playing the game, I was interested
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Hey all, This question was recently raised on the Mises Institute's Facebook page and I found the responses incredibly inspiring. Most surprising to me was that most people there came from a traditionally socialist philosophy. This is encouraging. I'd love to hear how members of this forum came to be libertarians and, in particular, what were
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[quote user="Saan"]It would be nice, but I think the kindle will go the way of Beta-max. The I-phone kills it.[/quote] I completely disagree. I have a Blackberry Storm, which is similar to the iPhone. I sometimes read Mises Dailies on it, but the screen is definitely not optimal (don't you prefer reading them on a computer monitor?). Plus
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Hey guys, I love the Mises Institute. I also love my Kindle. Wouldn't it be great to have the Mises Dailies delivered wirelessly to my Kindle so that I can save and highlight my favorite passages on the go?! Distribution costs must be pretty low, as typical subscriptions cost $0.99-$1.99. Of course, free is best, but I'm willing to pay $1/month
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[quote user="WisR"] Where did the monopoly land owner get all of his money in this anarchist society? By definition, he could have only done it by providing a tremendous level of services and goods at fantastic prices to nearly everyone (if the prices weren't good enough, he would have some competition, who would have enough money to buy