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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by vundercind on Friday June 21, 2024 @08:49PM (#40755286)
Curiously libertarian language for supporting a system built on restricting individual freedom.
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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by TaylorAlexander on Friday June 21, 2024 @08:58PM (#40755326)
Agreed. In a sibling comment I just shared this lecture by a libertarian capitalist at the Mises institute arguing that intellectual property restrictions hamper capitalism.

https://youtu.be/cWShFz4d2RY

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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by mardifoufs on Saturday June 22, 2024 @12:42AM (#40756321)
Maybe the person isn't libertarian then and you just misread said libertarian undertones? I'm not sure what's the point here, he can argue for some positions that might be libertarian in isolation, without being libertarian at all.

Do you agree that humans should be free to associate with other humans for example? Does that make you a libertarian? What about cannabis prohibition?

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