Is this a real Libertarian environment?

Am I going to get banned for saying something that all Libertarians should stand for?

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On the contrary, it is strongly encouraged! I created this community with the idea of having an open space for all kinds of libertarian philosophies. Not like the community on reddit that is heavily focused on US politics and represents mostly right wing or even ancap ideology.

Regarding the modding of this community: I’d never just ban people because I don’t sympathize with their ideas. This is an open and free space. Everything that stays on topic and helps a constructive discussion is highly welcome.

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How libertarian of you. :)

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Aww, what a nice compliment. Sometimes we forget that we should work together and not against each other by gatekeeping political ideologies.

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From what I’ve seen so far this is a pretty politically neutral place. The only people I’ve seen get shamed for their political beliefs were when 1 or 2 crazy magats started trying to raise a ruckus.

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Exactly. I’ll discuss the rewrite of the community info together with you guys in a future post. Currently I don’t have that much time but I see that we already have some nice people here ;)

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Well, I’ve made a reasoned response to someone’s post and haven’t been permabanned, so I have to assume that it’s better here than the authoritarian state that r/libertarian has become!

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Never thought I’d be banned from r/Libertarian. On the brightside, I’ve found a new place to discuss the issues we (mostly) all have in common!

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Current stat shows 3 users per month. I’m going to guess you will be fine for the time being.

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Hey from your profile I can see that you have many exciting interests I’d love to have some conversations about…

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About us

An open, user owned community for the general disscussion of the libertarian philosophy.

  • Libertarianism is the belief that each person has the right to live his life as he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others.
  • Libertarians defend each person’s right to life, liberty, and property.
  • In the libertarian view, voluntary agreement is the gold standard of human relationships.
  • If there is no good reason to forbid something (a good reason being that it violates the rights of others), it should be allowed.
  • Force should be reserved for prohibiting or punishing those who themselves use force.

Most people live their own lives by that code of ethics. Libertarians believe that that code should be applied consistently, even to the actions of governments, which should be restricted to protecting people from violations of their rights. Governments should not use their powers to censor speech, conscript the young, prohibit voluntary exchanges, steal or “redistribute” property, or interfere in the lives of individuals who are otherwise minding their own business.

Source: https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/what-is-libertarianism

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1. Stay on topic

We are a libertarian community. There are no restrictions regarding different stances on the political spectrum, but all posts should be related to the philosophy of libertarianism.

2. Be polite to others and respects each others opinions.

Be polite to others and respects each others opinions. We don’t want any form of gatekeeping or circlejerk culture here.

3. Stay constructive and informational

In general, all types of contributions are allowed, but the relevance to this community must always be evident and presented openly by the contributor. Posts that do not meet these requirements will be removed after a public warning. Also remember to cite you sources!

4. Use self-moderation measures first before reporting.

This community is fundamentally built upon freedom of speech. Since everyone understands libertarianism differently and we do not want to exclude any kind of content a priori, we appeal to the individual users to block/mute posts or users who do not meet their requirements. Please bear this in mind when filing a report

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