libertarianism
About us
An open, user owned community for the general disscussion of the libertarian philosophy.
- Libertarianism is the belief that each person has the right to live his life as he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others.
- Libertarians defend each person’s right to life, liberty, and property.
- In the libertarian view, voluntary agreement is the gold standard of human relationships.
- If there is no good reason to forbid something (a good reason being that it violates the rights of others), it should be allowed.
- Force should be reserved for prohibiting or punishing those who themselves use force.
Most people live their own lives by that code of ethics. Libertarians believe that that code should be applied consistently, even to the actions of governments, which should be restricted to protecting people from violations of their rights. Governments should not use their powers to censor speech, conscript the young, prohibit voluntary exchanges, steal or “redistribute” property, or interfere in the lives of individuals who are otherwise minding their own business.
Source: https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/what-is-libertarianism
Rules
1. Stay on topic
We are a libertarian community. There are no restrictions regarding different stances on the political spectrum, but all posts should be related to the philosophy of libertarianism.
2. Be polite to others and respects each others opinions.
Be polite to others and respects each others opinions. We don't want any form of gatekeeping or circlejerk culture here.
3. Stay constructive and informational
In general, all types of contributions are allowed, but the relevance to this community must always be evident and presented openly by the contributor. Posts that do not meet these requirements will be removed after a public warning. Also remember to cite you sources!
4. Use self-moderation measures first before reporting.
This community is fundamentally built upon freedom of speech. Since everyone understands libertarianism differently and we do not want to exclude any kind of content a priori, we appeal to the individual users to block/mute posts or users who do not meet their requirements. Please bear this in mind when filing a report
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What responsibilities? What part of what I've said tells you I'm avoiding them?
I want you to see the errors you've made in presenting your argument and dismantling mine. I point out third parties because I want to provoke YOU into taking an outside look at your own words.
Then we'll be able to talk for real. Not this mudslinging that idiots do.
Classic.
Same old repertoire of a coward faced with "proof yourself right" dillema.
Anyway.
Would that be all?
I see you're in the final stages of clamming up completely. This string of non-responses is an attempt at annoying me until I go away.
You've given up on trying to actually prove me wrong, because you can't. Or at least don't know how to properly try.
Please, figure it out. If not for me, then the next exchange you engage in.
What I don't see is any proof that your ideas arn't anything but pro-pedophila propaganda that is meant to be "someone else's problem".
But, of course, you won't ever deliver any kind of proof that it's not.
So, would that be all?
I keep laughing at this "someone elses problem" point. I can't refute it without revealing way too much personal info, its such a perfect non-argument.
You don't know shit about how close I've been to these matters irl, and I can't tell you.
Keep it to the single branch of discussion, since you don't have much to say anyway, please.
How about three fronts? I have a lot to say so more bite-sized bits would help get through you non-existent attention span.
Yes, yes, of course.
Now, would that be all?
Look at it this way, I didn't declare an end to our delightful little chat, I declared my victory in the original matter.
You stopped forwarding arguments and counter-arguments two comments in, giving me the win by default.
All you have left, is acting like the ball is in my court and I'm the one who is refusing to make the next move.
Would that be all?
"Observe, as the creature finally clams up completely, refusing all exchange. Resorting to a final four words that carry no meaning whatsoever, except the implied 'fuck you'.
Truly, a deep thinker of the interwebs."
Would that be all?
"In desperation, it repeats the words in an attempt to have the last word.
Unaware, that if the last words spoken are obviously meaningless, they aren't last words at all. But simply the pathetic death-cry of a loser."
I do hope you reflect on what I've told you, despite my being mean. You're clearly not so dumb as to be completely without hope. Even if I'm wrong, which I well might be, your arguing skills are so bad they actively sabotage your own message.