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On 12/25/24 4:55 PM, D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, 25 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 25 Dec 2024 12:27:27 +0100, D wrote:
>>
>>> As a libertarian, my favourite argument against libertarianism, is that
>>> it is very unstable, and very likely to be attacked from without, or
>>> over time, to be converted into kingdoms with serfs.
>>
>> Libertarians have a lot of faith in mankind that I don't share. Then 
>> there
>> is the problem that many of the libertarians I've know IRL tend to be
>> nutters.
> 
> This is interesting! I am very much in favour of libertarian, and by 
> extension _decentralization_ because of a lack of faith in mankind!

   Decentralization CAN be useful, but without some kind
   of 'center' it seems to go very bad. Then we're back
   to the old city-state wars again ...

> I often criticize socialists for their unreasonable trust in some 100% 
> fair human being, not being corrupted and turning their socialist utopia 
> into an authoritarian nightmare.

   'Socialism' requires a lot of denial ...

> Please tell me more about libertarians faith in man kind since that is 
> so opposite my own position, yet, I do call myself a libertarian.
> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Jones_(Libertarian_politician)
>>
>> At least he stood out and became a little less blueish over the years. 
>> The
>> Libertarian Party typically gets 3% of the vote but outdid itself this
>> year with 0.42% after nominating a pro-choice gay. The LP in this state
>> ignored him completely.
> 
> I think as a libertarian, I cannot participate in political parties. 
> Nietzsche warned against parties and saw them as a threat against 
> democracy. I agree with him completely. I think libertarianism is not 
> compatible with parties and trying to change the system from within. 
> That will just lead to them becoming corrupted over time and diluted to 
> some other form of ism.

   'Parties' suck - but I think *that* kind of civil war
   still beats the real kind.