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The Problem with Liberty is Love

• dailyanarchist.com

The image was designed by radio personality Ernest Hancock, popularized by the Ron Paul campaign, and subsequently trademarked (stolen) by Russell Brand. The term even appears in the Urban Dictionary defined as, "The revolution in a society to move towards becoming ideally free." I had an opportunity to ask Walter Block what he thought of the term and he said, "This was a great publicity device for the Ron Paul campaigns. But, the essence of libertarianism is the non-aggression principle. There?s room in our big tent for hate." That didn't really satisfy. When art rises to such prominence it indicates some kind of powerful resonance in the audience. It's undeniable that love has something to do with liberty. But what? Libertarians are so obsessed with formulating precise definitions that libertarianism is sometimes described as a form of Asperger's syndrome, or applied autism. Yet, despite the obvious attraction to the term, I've found no satisfactory definition for "love." Let's try to remedy that.


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