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Le' Political Compass Test

BadSheep said:
Non-Aggression Principle for the win. You are totally right, Libertarianism is a lot about ethics, as well as the economy.

I have watched a few of Stefan Molyneux's videos, and I like them in contrast to Adam Kokesh's videos. Not that
I dislike Adam Kokesh; I actually enjoy his content. While Adam Kokesh is a very peaceful individual and does not do anything wrong, he does appear like a jerk- even if he is proving a point. Would you consider Ron Paul a "traditional character?"
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I actually find the Non-Aggression Principle to be inaccurate both as a short hand and as a mode of ethics. Aggression is not the issue because self defense can be aggression as well. A more accurate term would be "The Non-Initiation of the Use of Force."
And the reason I love Stef so much is because he developed a series of logical proofs I find to be superior (as in actually capturing the idea trying to be conveyed) called Universally Preferable Behavior.

Mmmm, I consider Ron Paul closer to the embodiment of Libertarian.
I also consider people like Ayn Rand to be closer to him.

But when I think of the AnCap outlook (as an approach to ethics and how humans should relate to one another) mainly referring to Murray Rothbard and individuals who more closely build upon his work.
 
Murmansk said:
I actually find the Non-Aggression Principle to be inaccurate both as a short hand and as a mode of ethics. Aggression is not the issue because self defense can be aggression as well. A more accurate term would be "The Non-Initiation of the Use of Force."
And the reason I love Stef so much is because he developed a series of logical proofs I find to be superior (as in actually capturing the idea trying to be conveyed) called Universally Preferable Behavior.

Mmmm, I consider Ron Paul closer to the embodiment of Libertarian.
I also consider people like Ayn Rand to be closer to him.

But when I think of the AnCap outlook (as an approach to ethics and how humans should relate to one another) mainly referring to Murray Rothbard and individuals who more closely build upon his work.
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The Non-Aggression Principle allows for self-defense and defense of others, as long as you are not the initial aggressor. I downloaded the Pdf for Stef's proofs to read later... I am pretty interested.

I dont know much about Rothbard, other than he studied at the Mises Institute. I just downloaded a book of his actually. I haven't gotten around to reading it yet though.
 
BadSheep said:
The Non-Aggression Principle allows for self-defense and defense of others, as long as you are not the initial aggressor. I downloaded the Pdf for Stef's proofs to read later... I am pretty interested.

I dont know much about Rothbard, other than he studied at the Mises Institute. I just downloaded a book of his actually. I haven't gotten around to reading it yet though.
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Glad I could be of help to you and I hope those resources prove fruitful for you to pursue.

I have some technical reading of my own to catch up on in these fields.
 
Murmansk said:
Glad I could be of help to you and I hope those resources prove fruitful for you to pursue.

I have some technical reading of my own to catch up on in these fields.
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I have been watching a bit of Dr. Walter Block as well as Stef recently now, as well as delving deeper into Adam Kokesh's book, "FREEDOM!" (I have a bit of a nitpick on his section regarding justice, which Ill hope Rothbard will pick up and explain better). I also think Murray Rothbard's book "Man, Economy, and State, with Power and Market" (I think its a two in one book sorta thing) has been a GREAT source. Its well over 1,000 pages, so I am sort of skipping around to the more important topics/topics of interest. I recently downloaded his Libertarian manifesto, "For a New Liberty." Sometime I want to look into Ayn Rand's Objectivism.

Help me, Im becoming AnCap.
 
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