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Re:A Defense of libertarianism (and response to Zed, etc.) by tome on Sunday January 11, 2009 @08:09AM (#429109)
Why would anyone in Libland be interested in the motives of its neighbour? Foreign policy and intelligence is normally the realm of a government. Who performs that role in Libland, and what is their incentive to do so?
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Re:A Defense of libertarianism (and response to Zed, etc.) by gaius on Sunday January 11, 2009 @08:49AM (#429129)
Err, the government does.

Perhaps you ought to go to Wikipedia and look up the difference between Libertarianism and Anarchy?

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Re:A Defense of libertarianism (and response to Zed, etc.) by tome on Sunday January 11, 2009 @09:07AM (#429143)
Foreign policy is not mentioned on the Wikipedia page for Libertarianism.

How does a Libertarian system decide which roles (like researching the intentions of foreign states, and defending against them) a government should play, and which (like presumably researching the weather, and defending against natural disasters) it shouldn't?

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Re:A Defense of libertarianism (and response to Zed, etc.) by homme on Sunday January 11, 2009 @03:13PM (#429476)
Moreover, how does it morally confiscate wealth to finance programs from those inhabitants that don't want to pay for said activities?
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