From: Brett Paatsch (paatschb@ocean.com.au)
Date: Sat Mar 22 2003 - 03:39:31 MST
Samantha Atkins writes:
> Amara Graps wrote:
>
> > I'm a little surprised to hear this 'distinction' as I thought
> > that some non-trivial percentage of libertarians subscribed to
> > anarchocapitalist ideas (as I do). For example, David Friedman
> > distinguished himself from his father (Milton) occasionally, his
> > father subscribing to a minimal government position and his son
> > not subscribing to that position, both men are libertarians,
> > however. Like other anarchocapitalists, I find no find no
> > conflict being both an anarchist and a libertarian.
> >
>
> I am more inclined to the minarchist position. However, I don't
> believe I have studied the question deeply enough to make a
> fully informed choice. Can you or anyone here recommend sources
> for the anarchocapitalist position and theory?
I don't know much about it either but this seems like it might be
a promising link and being on a wiki it might even be an instance
of walking the anarchy talk.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Anarcho-capitalism
Within the wiki page I found the following.
'In case anyone really doesn't know what anarcho-capitalism is
supposed to be about, have a look at this article. '
http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/dward/newrightanarchocap.html
- Brett Paatsch
PS: I liked the way you said "I don't believe", it sounded sort
of healthy and extropic to me, especially in comparison with
this quote from Australian Prime Minister John Howard's
last night reported on page one of Friday's The Australian.
"John Howard said in a televised address last night that the
Government had committed "Australian forces to action to
disarm Iraq because we believe (sic) it is right, it is lawful
and it's in Australia's national interest". Now *that* is a
powerful lot of believing.
BTW. I contacted Tables office of Australian Parliament
House on Friday and got a report on the advice that the
government had tabled in support of its "belief:" about the
legalities. It is a one page sheet from the Australian Attorney
General's department that refers to a one page bit of advice
from the UK Att. General. Perhaps size does not matter and
its nice that governments can share but I am still a bit
disconcerted that having now read the advice that the
Australian Opposition Leader Simon Crean's office
faxed me yesterday I can see that it considers the Prime
Ministers "advice" and comprehensively refutes it. It seems
the Chinese head of state amongst others is right. Australia
along with the UK and the USA are acting illegally in
invading Iraq. But as Spike is wont to say "I digress".
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