Posted on Apr 11, 2018
Is the Constitution of Liberland sufficiently libertarian?
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Liberland aspires to be the new most free country on the globe, but its Constitution has some alarming points. To me the worst one is probably the "land fees." Is this country really living up to the hype?
https://liberlandpress.com/2015/06/liberlands-constitution-is-it-libertarian-enough/
https://liberlandpress.com/2015/06/liberlands-constitution-is-it-libertarian-enough/
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Libertarian government is an oxymoron... sort of like Military Intelligence, but worse.
https://robertlindsay.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/libertarian-utopia.jpg?w=500&h=370
https://robertlindsay.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/libertarian-utopia.jpg?w=500&h=370
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SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA
Well... you're right, in that anarchism is just philosophically consistent libertarianism...
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Depends what sort of libertarian one is. For the anarchist libertarians this is too much control. For the minarchist libertarians this is a decent start but needs some serious refinements and edits. Assuming they aren't exterminated by one of their neighbors, they have to fund the government somehow.
I am not sure I would call them a country yet. I would say at best they are a proto-state. Under the declarative theory of statehood they seem to be lacking in the government (since it is in process of forming) and capacity to enter into relations with other states is questionable at this point.
I am not sure I would call them a country yet. I would say at best they are a proto-state. Under the declarative theory of statehood they seem to be lacking in the government (since it is in process of forming) and capacity to enter into relations with other states is questionable at this point.
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SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA
SGT David T. good thoughts. Liberland does have a number of offices around the globe, each with the capacity to enter into relations with the host country. According to the Montevideo Convention, a nation state must have (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states. Liberland has all of these.
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Its impossible to have a truly free country. Who will protect it, how will they be paid? A 100% free country has no laws, what about murder or theft? What about jails?
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SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA
SPC David Willis Most people who believe in Freedom understand that Freedom doesn't mean you can hurt others.
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SPC David Willis
SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA - True, but without fees and taxes, laws cannot be enforced. Sure citizens can for vigilance brigades, but they can also start to war with each other. Some evils are necessary.
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SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA
Liberland currently has voluntary taxes and projected land fees. However, many libertarians have devised means of providing judicial services without taxes.
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