06-26-2011, 02:31 PM
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Libertarianism is attractive because "(1) it provides significant moral liberty of action, (2) it provides significant moral protection against interference from others, and (3) it is sensitive to what the past was like (e.g., what agreements were made and what rights violations took place)." Libertarians generally advocate the maximization of freedom of thought and action with few exceptions. One exception shared by libertarians is that the actions of an individual should not infringe upon the freedom of any other person, a premise believed by many libertarians to be expressed best through the non-aggression principle.
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As you probably know, there are more kinds of Libertarians than there are colors in the rainbow.
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Anarchism is a political philosophy which considers the state undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, and instead promotes a stateless society, or anarchy.[102][103] It seeks to diminish or even abolish authority in the conduct of human relations.[104]
The central tendency of anarchism as a mass social movement has been represented by anarcho-communism and anarcho-syndicalism, with individualist anarchism being primarily a philosophical or literary phenomenon.[105] Some anarchists fundamentally oppose all forms of aggression, supporting self-defense or non-violence (anarcho-pacifism),[106] while others have supported the use of some coercive measures, including violent revolution and propaganda of the deed, on the path to an anarchist society.[107]
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Minarchism refers to the belief in a state limited to police forces, courts, and a military, with some theories also including prisons. In minarchism, the state neither regulates nor intervenes in personal choices and business practices, except to protect against aggression, theft, breach of contract, and fraud.[124] Both market anarchists and minarchists oppose victimless crimes, the War on Drugs, compulsory education, and conscription at all levels of government.[124]
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I believe that there are more Minarchist than Anarchist in the USA. Moreover, the Anarchist movement are mostly "do-nothings" due to the literary/philosophical nature of their movement. And, if they were to try and do something in line with their anarchist beliefs, they would be labelled as "terrorist" and spend the rest of their lives in federal prisons.  |
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