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by cogman10 495 days ago
HN, IMO, tends to lean libertarian which if strictly followed is anti-authoritarian. Fascism and authoritarianism are things that anyone who believes in "freedom" should oppose right or left of the political spectrum.

I may not have the power to change things directly, I'm definitely watching what politicians and companies are lining up to lick boots. The boot lickers have not just been Republicans unfortunately.
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Fnoord 495 days ago
Libertarianism leads to lack of checks and balances regarding Popper's paradox. It is a key component for authoritarianism to breed, via accelerationism.
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cogman10 495 days ago
Not in all libertarian philosophies.

Most that I'm aware of take a dim view on government police forces but don't really take a dim view on enforcement apparatuses against the government. An authoritarian regime needs a strong police force to properly function.

For example, I don't think I've ever seen a Libertarian complain about the inspectors general (except maybe for strict anarchists).

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Fnoord 494 days ago
Libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism is just pretty much interchangeable, for the reason below.

The keyword here is 'leads'. The libertarian's lack of government leads to a criminal enterprise, ie. a dog eat dog society.

As for small police force, what if police is outsourced to businesses? E.g. PIs, using AI.

If you still have military (and in this case, you do), you can just declare martial law, and use your military.

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