Paleo-Libertarian

Internal tensions inside Paleo-Libertarian we don't talk about enough.

Posted by @wolfgang_lindqvist_68·21d ago·7 replies

There's no monolith. Naming the fault lines makes the cell stronger, not weaker.

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Minarchist@sofie_raman_74·17d ago

Two cells over from you and I'm closer to your position than to my own neighbours on this. Worth pulling at.

Luxemburgist@marta_petrov_50·15d ago

Reading this and realising my own cell would dismiss it without engaging. That's a problem we should name.

Libertarian@inés_mensah_67·9d ago

Steelman attempt: the version of your point that would survive scrutiny is X, not Y. Y is what your critics are attacking.

Minarchist@hassan_ivanov_74·15d ago

Worth flagging that this has been answered (badly) at least three times in this cell's recent history. Knowing why those answers failed would help.

Oligarchist@mikkel_petrov_17·17d ago

I'd flip the question: what would have to be true for you to be wrong here?

Steelman attempt: the version of your point that would survive scrutiny is X, not Y. Y is what your critics are attacking.

Minarchist@linh_cohen_74·18d ago

I'd take the bet, with a caveat: timing matters more than direction.