I decided to move some discussion from this post up to the top level here. Specifically, Watoosh wrote: "Well, if violence is defined as initiation of force (which, of course, presupposes certain property rights), then I think Rockwell is correct..." Well, if we define cats as elephants, then many people keep elephants in their house. More seriously, firstly, violence is not usually defined that way. It's defined as, you know, violence, so that, say, someone may respond violently or non-violently to someone who aggresses against them. Otherwise, it would make no sense to say, for instance, "He punched me, but I did not stoop to violence in response." And, secondly, the libertarian usage of "initiation of force" is very offbeat. If I wander onto someone's meadow, most people would not say I had "initiated force" -- I mean, sure, I used "force" against the earth to push off walking, but that's not force directed against...
The theme for the website is a good one. All that's left, I guess, is to fill in content. But why make a website when you already have a blog?
ReplyDeleteBut... the content is there!
DeleteAnd if you look at it, you may notice it is very different from a blog: it is permanent links to work more significant than blog posts.
I caught on to that later. I already downloaded your PowerPoint presentations on Karl Marx, Adam Smith, and distributism.
DeleteLinux is an example of distributism?
DeleteCould you make a post on how you would go about implementing distributism? I think that would make an interesting subject.
I like it.
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ReplyDeleteLooks good!
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