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user-inactivated  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Trouble in Freetown: Twelve Predictable Disasters in the Libertarian Paradise

In all seriousness, though, I once got a Rothbard-worshiping left anarchist to acknowledge that a temporary coalition government would probably have to form to deal with an imminent asteroid strike, and I consider that a major victory.





user-inactivated  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How does being both a Rothbard worshipper and a left anarchist work?

user-inactivated  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A fusion of ideas revolving around that strange hybrid, left-leaning libertarianism.

user-inactivated  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't see why. All the collectives and syndicates would be like "oh shit, asteroid" and start pumping resources to scientists that could fix it. Maybe we'd need food rationing, but it's unlikely since farms can't really be converted to steel mills instantly. Unless you're Mao and it fails terribly.

user-inactivated  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It was a short-term gain, long-term cost issue.