[ExI] Usages of the term libertarianism

[Samantha Atkins]

On 05/11/2011 08:36 PM, Kevin Freels wrote:
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> *From:* Kelly Anderson <kellycoinguy at gmail.com>
> *To:* ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> *Sent:* Wed, May 11, 2011 2:39:49 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] Usages of the term libertarianism
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> 2011/5/10 Mr Jones <mrjones2020 at gmail.com <mailto:mrjones2020 at gmail.com>>:
> > Particularly interesting to me were these few sentences...
> >>
> >> Yes, I believe that coercion
> >> is a prima facie bad.  But I also believe that it is prima facie bad
> >> for people to fail to get what they deserve, or for their basic needs
> >> to be unmet.  These moral beliefs, to my mind, have just as firm a
> >> standing as my opposition to coercion.  I see no reason to believe
> >> that in a conflict between them, the opposition to coercion should
> >> always trump.
> >
> > I agree the govt doesn't get to dig into your pocket for any lil' 
> ole thing
> > they want/need/desire.  But until people have their basic needs met, 
> society
> > deserves the burden, as a whole.

Lets make this more concrete, shall we?  This means that you believe 
that you should be robbed of anything and perhaps everything as long as 
anyone on the planet doesn't have their basic needs meant.  Do you 
really mean this?

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