Topic: Julian assange considers himself a libertarian.
Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #7,662
Forbes interview> You’ve developed a reputation as anti-establishment and anti-institution.
> Not at all. Creating a well-run establishment is a difficult thing to do, and I’ve been in countries where institutions are in a state of collapse, so I understand the difficulty of running a company. Institutions don’t come from nowhere.
> It’s not correct to put me in any one philosophical or economic camp, because I’ve learned from many. But one is American libertarianism, market libertarianism. So as far as markets are concerned I’m a libertarian, but I have enough expertise in politics and history to understand that a free market ends up as monopoly unless you force them to be free.
> WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical.
!poISOnioxc joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #132,809
Okay. Now what?
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 42 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,810
nimj joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,811
@OP
> free market ends up as monopoly unless you force them to be free.
What's he trying to say there?
> free market ends up as monopoly unless you force them to be free.
What's he trying to say there?
!poISOnioxc replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,812
Freedom, all hail the freedom!
Voice of !WisdomHsuU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,820
I love him
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Anonymous G replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,839
@132,832 (A)
I was just re phrasing a belief, not defending it... Standard Oil and the large railroad conglomerations come to mind in American history.
I was just re phrasing a belief, not defending it... Standard Oil and the large railroad conglomerations come to mind in American history.
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Voice of !WisdomHsuU replied with this 15 years ago, 51 seconds later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,841
@previous (G)
> standard oil
> implying that wasn't a fantastic company
> implying the big-6 cartel is any better
> standard oil
> implying that wasn't a fantastic company
> implying the big-6 cartel is any better
protip !!pMmAiEwOm replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,849
Anonymous G replied with this 15 years ago, 42 seconds later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,851
@132,841 (Voice of !WisdomHsuU)
Industrialization has been one of the worse threats to personal rights over the years tubby, shouldn't this concern you?
Industrialization has been one of the worse threats to personal rights over the years tubby, shouldn't this concern you?
Voice of !WisdomHsuU replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,855
@previous (G)
Corporalism has done far more harm to one's personal rights, as it passes off as capitalism while being of statist totalitarianism.
Corporalism has done far more harm to one's personal rights, as it passes off as capitalism while being of statist totalitarianism.
Anonymous G replied with this 15 years ago, 54 seconds later, 25 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,858
protip !!pMmAiEwOm replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #132,868
@132,851 (G)
@132,855 (Voice of !WisdomHsuU)
> libertarian-on-libertarian flamewar
I have the weirdest boner, right now.
@132,855 (Voice of !WisdomHsuU)
> libertarian-on-libertarian flamewar
I have the weirdest boner, right now.
hamfist !!mtq555+/1 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 30 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #132,891
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