I have seen a lot of surprise/confusion as to why so many libertarians became reactionaries, but I think there is a consistent deep structure here 1/
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Having a central authority isn't very libertarian, but arguably this one concession enables the preservation of other freedoms. People can mostly be left alone to do as they like if they keep the peace and don't disturb the power structure. 3/
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Alternatively, you can have distributed means of self-defense, as in traditional & medieval stateless societies. Instead of having one tolerant ruler keeping the peace, the threat of reprisal and self-defense keeps the peace. 4/
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