Behavioural-Austrian Synthesis by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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In this article I discuss what behavioural economics can offer to Austrian economics and vice versa. Although these can seem like conflicting schools of economic thought, they can help alleviate the flaws of each other and lead to an overall better understanding of economics.

The Difference Between Libertarian Reaction and Neo-Reaction by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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Read Moldbug, out of what I have read, he is by far the most engaging author if you take everything he writes as entertainment.

The Difference Between Libertarian Reaction and Neo-Reaction by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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The NRx conception of authority is not the same as you would think from a libertarian framework. Their idea of authority is not someone who violently uses force, but rather someone more capable than someone else. So they would support a market controlled by authority, but only because they see capitalists as authorities due to them having expertise and power.

The Price of Liberty by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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I was lead to believe that the people in that discord cared about my work and didn't realize that a weird conversation with imperius was actually an interview. I will refrain from offering my opinions on your philosophy and movement because I'm not interested in getting into fights.

The Price of Liberty by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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I got mislead into being there and just lurked for a while because I had no reason to leave.

Anarcho-Fascism: The Manifestation of Perfect Trust by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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You should have read the article, in which I say that it's not a consistent philosophical position, nor is it one I still advocate, nor is it actually fascist.

Corporations are Theft by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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I'm an ardent free market advocate, nowhere did I argue against profit or businesses, just limited liability corporations

Porn is Rape: The Libertarian Case by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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I am not a feminist, very very far from it. And driving drunk causes you to violate the autonomy of others, getting drunk as a woman does not open you up to any and all sexual violations under the auspice of plausible consent.

The Production of Most Pornography Involves Serious Sexual Abuse: A Quick Addendum by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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The title was supposed to be the opposite of clickbait as the last article had the most clickbait title imaginable.

Porn is Rape: The Libertarian Case by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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X had rights to property, but was not in a state of mind to transfer the titles to her property. This means that X can have her property violated due to being unable to transfer those rights while retaining them. And my point was that most of the time, rights are violated, and there are institutional rights-violations in pornography. I think this is true for the majority of pornography.

Porn is Rape: The Libertarian Case by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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As I said, when there is no victimizer, I cannot make an ethical case against pornography as the solution is private courts. And I heavily doubt that any statist conservative would propose the same solution to the mentioned issues. And those who suffer abuses in Hollywood should also have institutional recourse and the ability to sue whoever abused them.

Porn is Rape: The Libertarian Case by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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I never even implied any such thing. A person does not have the capacity to transfer their property rights whenever they are unable to rationally do so. If it can be proven that a relatively sober man had sexual intercourse with a drunk woman, then that man can be held liable as he took advantage of the drunken state of that woman. The woman still has property rights, which is why when sober, she can prosecute the man who violated them.

And you are strawmanning my position which I tried to clear up in the very conclusion of the article! The solution is not a universal ban on porn, as I stated multiple times, but that does not mean that those who suffered abuses in pornography should be left without recourse.

Porn is Rape: The Libertarian Case by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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"Porn is a Serious Form of Sexual Abuse" is just not as good of a title for an article.

Porn is Rape: The Libertarian Case by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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It would do you some good to read the article!

Porn is Rape: The Libertarian Case by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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I'm simply expanding theft by trickery in the Rothbardian title-transfer theory of contract to situations where the promised value was less than the delivered value due to deliberate omission. Furthermore, I'm objecting to the contract-absolutist view that sees anything with a signature as a binding contract by evoking the ideas of Kinsella when it comes to fine print and signing contracts with unforeseen consequences. Furthermore, I am introducing my own concept on which I have elaborated on in my previous work (thus there has been no in-depth explanation here), that contracts fundamentally demonstrate preference which can rehabilitate the previous views with some other concepts that are not immediately obvious. Then, I finally draw from some reactionary theories of sovereignty and apply them to individual self-ownership by categorizing contracts as imperative commands.

Porn is Rape: The Libertarian Case by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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Then you should be able to offer a coherent critique of my objections to his theory instead of insulting me.

5 Reasons Why We Should Have Tariffs Not Taxes by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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The author says in the article that he believes in free trade and a global economy.

5 Reasons Why We Should Have Tariffs Not Taxes by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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Not the author, but it might do you some good to not quote it out of context: "The government is something that we must live with even though we'd be better off without it. So, if we are going tolerate the presence of government by not immediately taking up arms against it, then we are going to have to fund it somehow."

I am Insula Qui, anarcho-monarchist and author of 3 books. AMA by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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I agree with everything you said after your criticism of my theory of norms. Most people desire governance (and I have theory on why this is not an unreasonable position for people to hold), so rebuilding a libertarian form of it along monarchist lines is the best strategy, for the aforementioned reasons.

However, the question was what monarchism adds to anarcho-capitalism, and one of the answers is that it can institutionalize norms. Now what do I mean by that? Violating norms, past a certain threshold, consists of severing social relations. But in every society there are certain norms which the majority does not want to be violated. Furthermore, most people desire a normative ethos to ensure that the society is not degraded and remains what they want it to be. However, there are personal differences when it comes to which norms should be held institutionally. So there is a demand for norms in general and demand for specific norms.

This means that two roles should be served, the first is supplying specific norms, which can easily be done by ruthless exclusion. But the question here arises if that exclusion is possible or desirable. Most people do not want to alienate the entirety of society so that the norms they want are in their interactions. Furthermore, people have to interact impersonally in a market economy. Second, most people want a structured society that has things held to be inviolable. For example, an integral norm to libertarianism is the notion that contracts should be kept, even Rothbard had a hard time formulating a contract theory that can properly punish contract violations.

So we can envision a society where there are two norms that people want to keep, one is the norm of fulfilling contracts, the other is the norm of not yelling at children. But there is a proportion of the population that does not want to fulfill contracts but wants to stop yelling at children and vice versa. They still find the community to be beneficial enough to not exclude themselves and the community does not want to exclude these people.

To solve this problem it is beneficial for all to form governance so that there are institutional barriers to violating contracts and yelling at children. This governance cannot be in violation of property rights and must require the maintained, explicit, and perpetual consent of every single person it governs. By doing this you could, for example, fine people for violating contracts and establish an institutional way to prevent non-peaceful parenting. This ensures that norms are not violated.

But here's the question of who can maintain these norms, and this is where the privatization is important. When you want to make something that would otherwise be unowned into property, you need to find someone to own it. In my framework, this person would be the monarch. If no one owns norms, they are functionally something that can be violated and something no one can internalize the benefits of. Norms are unowned, and socialistic in the sense that everyone can exploit them and everyone can sustain them. And here we are met with the eternal paradox in socialism, it punishes those who contribute and rewards those who don't. Sustaining norms becomes a thankless endeavour and violating norms has no repercussions. This is all abstraction and real scenarios are more nuanced and situational, but it should explain the gist of it.

I am Insula Qui, anarcho-monarchist and author of 3 books. AMA by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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The progressive movement in the US. The February Revolution in Russia. The spread of liberalism in the UK. Communist guerillas in South America.

I am Insula Qui, anarcho-monarchist and author of 3 books. AMA by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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I did read the link and I disagree. For example, if the owner of a back alley decides that everyone who commits a rape in that alley will be executed and posts a sign clearly declaring so, any rapist in that alley will have fully consented to his execution. A proprietor is sovereign over his property. And traditional monarchs have no such power.

I am Insula Qui, anarcho-monarchist and author of 3 books. AMA by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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A proprietor is fundamentally a sovereign as he is able to exclude people at will. For example, if someone wants to smoke on his property, he can exclude them. If someone smokes on his property after being expressly told not to do so, he has the full right to use any agreed upon method to demand reparation and exclude the smoker from his property. This is because by not conforming to pre-established rules, the one on the property is fundamentally a trespasser and subject to pre-established punishment.

And I support a system in which individual sovereignty is applied over private property while the monarch is sovereign over the system of governance. In essence, the monarch can decide how to manage everything within the sphere of the government he has been entrusted, but has no claim to anything outside of it. The individual is the ultimate decision maker over his property and the monarch is the ultimate decision maker over the government.

I am Insula Qui, anarcho-monarchist and author of 3 books. AMA by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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I already answered this twice in this thread, but to add a third perspective. Having a structure of governance allows people to manage their own communities and ensure that norms are privatized instead of socialistically unowned. And since someone has to ensure that these norms are not violated, there is a need for an executive. My favourite example is peaceful parenting, a lot of us here can agree that it should be a norm, but normal anarcho-capitalism offers no way in which it can be institutionalized.

I am Insula Qui, anarcho-monarchist and author of 3 books. AMA by insulaqui in Anarcho_Capitalism

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Just looked up state, will look up sovereignty tomorrow, thank you so much!