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[–] cwood@awful.systems 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The sheer comedy of libertarians rules-lawyering international law for their intermittently flooded microstate though. As opposed to, say, using free contracts between individuals.

Now I have another example of libertarianism for my list if I actually need to talk about libertarianism instead of just point and laugh.

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You should check out the book A Libertarian Walks into a Bear for another great example, if you haven't already!

[–] cwood@awful.systems 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I haven't read the book but the article is definitely in the list.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-project-new-hampshire-libertarians-matthew-hongoltz-hetling

Edit: Wait, turns out I had another article in the list. I will add this one above.

"If you've ever wondered about the Libertarian response to having one's neighbours killed by bears, it's about halfway down this article."

https://newrepublic.com/article/159662/libertarian-walks-into-bear-book-review-free-town-project

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 6 points 1 year ago

The full book is well worth the read, imho.