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  • 08-17-2008 9:36 PM

    • RichardT
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    left right center libertarian?

    I read the wikipedia entries for them. According to wikipedia, left libertarians believe the following:

     

    "Left-libertarianism is usually regarded as doctrine that has an egalitarian view concerning natural resources, believing that it is not legitimate for someone to claim private ownership of resources to the detriment of others.[1][43][44] Most left libertarians support some form of income redistribution on the grounds of a claim by each individual to be entitled to an equal share of natural resources.[44] Left libertarianism is defended by contemporary theorists such as Peter Vallentyne, Hillel Steiner, Michael Otsuka, and Noam Chomsky.[45] The term is sometimes used as a synonym for libertarian socialism."


    I'm confused because Mr. Molyneux is a left libertarian but I think he believes in private ownership of natural resources. I was wondering if you could explain in detail what the differences are, thanks.

  • 08-17-2008 11:36 PM In reply to

    Re: left right center libertarian?

    That group is left-libertarian as compared to Minarchists and other statists. 

  • 08-18-2008 1:28 PM In reply to

    • RichardT
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    Re: left right center libertarian?

    I'm an Anarcho-Capitalist, does this necessarly make me a left-libertarian?

  • 08-18-2008 2:13 PM In reply to

    Re: left right center libertarian?

     Did you read the whole article?  The Wikipedia article makes it clear that there are two kinds of left-libertarianism.  There are left-wing free marketers, like mutualists and agorists, that call themselves left-libertarians.

  • 08-18-2008 5:42 PM In reply to

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    Re: left right center libertarian?

    Yes I read the article. I think I understand a bit more.

  • 08-26-2008 2:15 AM In reply to

    Re: left right center libertarian?

    Not A Number:

     Did you read the whole article?  The Wikipedia article makes it clear that there are two kinds of left-libertarianism.  There are left-wing free marketers, like mutualists and agorists, that call themselves left-libertarians.

     

    Exactly. You beat me to it. It goes on to mention Roderick Long and define left-libertarianism in those terms.

    "The fact that I have no remedy for all the sorrows of the world is no reason for my accepting yours. It simply supports the strong probability that yours is a fake." -- H.L. Mencken
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