9. Step back & think historically: in Western civ, idea of freedom didn't emerge abstractly pure: exists in contradistinction to slavery
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20. J.S. Mill, greatest of the classical liberals, came to realize limits of creed & made steps towards social democracy & feminism.
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21. Libertarianism was born of people who didn't want to make the evolution Mill did. Hayek obsessed with Mill's evolution.
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@HeerJeet <snark>but if war captives can’t agree to be slavs, U R blocking a Pareto-improving transaction!</snark>Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet right on history but unless you argue that libertarianism is inherently racist, which I can't see, what's the relevance today? -
@DougHenwood Well, I'm trying to figure out why guys like Bundy exist.
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