456 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 16 Feb freebie \ on: There Is Successful Governance Outside of State Power libertarian
I've harped on this for a long time and it is one reason I don't use either labels of anarchist or libertarian any more to describe myself. People bring a lot of baggage around with them and do not know what I mean by words so I do not give them labels so they can just easily sort me.
Governance does not assume a state with a monopoly on the use of violence. Governance and law predate the state but the population has been so dumbed down intentionally that few know this.
I don't mind using those labels here, because stackers are smart enough to understand these things (usually). However, I also don't lead with labels normally and for the same reasons you gave.
If pressed for a label, I offer the unfamiliar "voluntaryist", because people don't have any associations with it yet.
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Yep, I have done the same. When it it is new they are more likely to ask follow up questions. Most people really don't care that much about the deeper issues I have found. They don't care about philosophy and principles. Especially those wrapped up in politics. The mostly care about "winning" which really is meaningless for most people but they don't see that.
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