... Hash: SHA1 ... Well. I think that homesteaders have a right to determine rules for the use of their own relatively small and self-contained neighborhoods,...
... That sounds similar to the argument used by some at mises.org to justify their neo-feudal, 'natural-order' version of a free society... Doesn't sound very...
News & Views for Anarchists & Activists: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo A Libertarian Alternative to the EFCA by Dan Clore The EFCA (Employee Freedom of...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Juan, There are some similarities to, and some differences from, the Hoppeville sort of model. (For example, Freetown Christiania is a much ...
... Well, I don't have definitive answer. If a bunch of people set up a club of sorts and set up rules for it, say, no women-allowed...No blacks...No...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Well, we do have in our legal culture this notion of "restrictive covenants" which are explicit, written contracts agreed to by each ...
... Hash: SHA1 ... I agree that they would have such a right. (I also agree that such a use of their property would probably be foolish, and that, while it...
... So much for the illusion of consensus. One wonders why you would even need to hold a meeting and officially declare something banned; if none of the...
... I'm not sure what to make of that. The previous covenants were not especially nice but the state overriding private contracts is even worse. ... So it...
... I see. Well, I didn't mean to criticize Christiania specifically but was more interested in seeing how such arrangements play out. ... And decisions are...
... In the post that produced that discussion, you wrote: <<As long as a burned-out building, no matter how "hazardous," doesn’t actually threaten to damage...
... allowed...No blacks...No atheists...No...whatever...they have the right to do so and to not have their property trespassed. Fine. They could even call it...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Because city governments, including especially the city government of Las Vegas, systematically and deliberately obliterate the distinction ...
... You know more about her than I. But it's not unusual for elected officials to confuse damage to property values with damage to property. I suspect her...
... Well, I definitely believe in the wisdom of maintaining the rights of way as common property (so we don't wind up with Hoppean petty bureaucrats demanding...
... I think there's a plausible case to be made for ex ante regulations in a market anarchy, if they're implemented by mutual defense associations or...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Kevin, I agree that it is possible in principle for preventative actions to be legitimate, but surely this depends on the kind of nuisance...
... Yes, that's exactly the kind of thing I feel uneasy about. ... I don't think that funding and so called 'free-riders' are the problem. On the other hand if...
... That's why I'd leave them as public rights of way, but let those living or doing business along them bear the expense of whatever degree of road...
... I think this argument relies on a misunderstanding of consensus-based decision-making. The consensus decision isn't necessarily everyone's first choice,...
"I think this argument relies on a misunderstanding of consensus-based decision-making." That, and, of course, some people's inability to tolerate even the ...
In a message dated 3/2/2009 12:40:59 PM Central Standard Time, ... I wonder where you got the notion that having everyone sign a constitution is a "classical...
I think it's best to start with the presumption that most people are not instinctive libertarians, and probably never will be. If most people are collectivists...
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/025625.html DeCoster strikes out against left-libertarians!! As an anarcho-pluralist, I guess I'd say that in...