Re: Libertarian theory breaking down

From: Brett Paatsch (paatschb@ocean.com.au)
Date: Sat Mar 22 2003 - 03:39:31 MST

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    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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