Либертарианство
May. 19th, 2002 11:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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The bits about "amoral freedom" and "economist's view of human nature" are such old canards that one suspects even Kesler knows they don't lay a glove on his opponent. Libertarianism is first and foremost a moral doctrine. Although it's been said in a variety of ways, I'll state the basic libertarian premise as follows: the same rules apply to everyone. If you can't steal, I can't steal, even if I have an IRS badge. If you can't kill innocent people, I can't, even if I have a military uniform. If I can't interfere with your freedom unless you are aggressing against me, then you can't interfere with mine, even if you don't like what I smoke.
The bits about "amoral freedom" and "economist's view of human nature" are such old canards that one suspects even Kesler knows they don't lay a glove on his opponent. Libertarianism is first and foremost a moral doctrine. Although it's been said in a variety of ways, I'll state the basic libertarian premise as follows: the same rules apply to everyone. If you can't steal, I can't steal, even if I have an IRS badge. If you can't kill innocent people, I can't, even if I have a military uniform. If I can't interfere with your freedom unless you are aggressing against me, then you can't interfere with mine, even if you don't like what I smoke.
