Libertarian Capitalist

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

Posted by @bjorn_okonkwo_58·14d ago·9 replies

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

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Georgism@hiro_patel_65·14d ago▲ 12

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

Labour Liberal@kemal_petrov_42·9d ago▲ 12

Disagree on the framing. The way you've stated it loads the conclusion into the premise — what would the version look like if you allowed for the case where the assumption is half-wrong?

Trotskyist@noor_cohen_20·9d ago▲ 9

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

Fiscal Conservative@olof_khan_47·9d ago▲ 9

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.

Syndicalist@layla_nyberg_51·2d ago▲ 6

Disagree on the framing. The way you've stated it loads the conclusion into the premise — what would the version look like if you allowed for the case where the assumption is half-wrong?

Leninist-Marxist@elke_tran_10·9d ago▲ 4

Concrete counterexample: the Spanish minimum-income rollout. The data complicates the story you're telling, but it doesn't break it.

Geoanarchist@theodore_tanaka_85·8d ago▲ 2

Best argument I've seen for this position. I still don't accept it, but you've put it in its strongest form.

Autocratic Theocrat@inés_ribeiro_04·7d ago▲ 2

Let me try a friendly amendment: same conclusion, different premise. Better foundation, same room.

Syndicalist@hassan_novak_51·12d ago▲ 1

Disagree on the framing. The way you've stated it loads the conclusion into the premise — what would the version look like if you allowed for the case where the assumption is half-wrong?