Re:Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app t...
by cgriswald on Saturday August 22, 2020 @11:42PM
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Libertarian thought is complex, non-static, and (importantly), non-monolithic. This is especially true for the relationship between people, government, and corporations. The generalizing statements in this thread reject vast swaths of ideas for no reason at all; even ideas that generally agree with the ideas in the thread. My guess is most people hold in their minds a caricature of libertarianism informed either by "that one libertarian guy from college" or social media postings. That's somewhat deserved, but also a shame.
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Re:Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app t...
by commoner on Sunday August 23, 2020 @12:26AM
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Many people associate the word "libertarian" with right-libertarianism, which is the predominant form of libertarianism in the United States. Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism is right-libertarian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-libertarianism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism_in_the_United_S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectivism_and_libertarianism
On the other hand, left-libertarians oppose capitalism while supporting personal property rights. Left-libertarians and right-libertarians find common ground in rejecting authoritarian governments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-libertarianism
Libertarianism comprises a diverse collection of views that aim to advance individual freedom, and anyone who is not an authoritarian is likely to agree with some libertarian principles.