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10 Post author: Capla 17 November 2014 10:31PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 20 November 2014 04:13:48AM 6 points [-]

The hilarious thing about this is that Eliezer isn't even very hardcore about libertarianism

Are you joking, or do you really think that total open borders doesn't count as hardcore libertarianism?

Comment author: [deleted] 20 November 2014 08:09:52AM 2 points [-]

Not joking at all. Total open borders, by the usual tribal-allegiance measure of political positioning, is a hardcore liberal (in the Democrats-and-blue-tribe sense) position. Most actually-existing libertarians are xenophobes.

Of course, if the Libertarian Party has actually put open borders in its election platforms, then tell me and I'll update.

But no, he's not hardcore libertarian, in the sense of anarcho-capitalist or deontological proprietarian. All utilitarian libertarians are non-hardcore.

Also, I do recall him once self-labeling as "small-l libertarian", which very much implies non-hardcoreism.

Comment author: roystgnr 21 November 2014 05:25:41PM 18 points [-]
Comment author: [deleted] 22 November 2014 04:49:41PM 5 points [-]

Thank you, and now I know.

Comment author: fortyeridania 21 November 2014 08:01:19AM 5 points [-]

I do recall him once self-labeling as "small-l libertarian", which very much implies non-hardcoreism

I do not think this is true. I think it just implies non-affiliation with the Libertarian Party. Many hardcore libertarians reject the Libertarian Party.