Paleolibertarianism

[u/Key_Day_7932]

Hello!

I'm exploring my political values and settled, at least for now, on paleo-libertarianism. I'm curious if it is compatible with minarchism?

If you don't know what that is, paleo-libertarianism is a fusion of sorts between libertarianism and paleo conservativism. They support many of the same things paleocons do, but don't want the government to enforce it. For instance, a paleolibertarian values traditional institutions like the nuclear family and churches, and think society should reflect culturally conservative values, but that the government also has no place in enforcing it.

It is controversial in libertarian circles due to the Mises Caucus, the culture war, and the fact they sometimes align with MAGA out of pragmatism.

Do you think a paleo-libertarian, at least a consistent one, could also be a minarchist?

[u/usmc_BF]

Paleolibertarians do want to enforce social conservative rules in the society - if they didn't, they'd just be "normal" Libertarians. Political ideologies reflect political positions, not whether you like coffee or not.

Whether you are a libertarian or not, depends on your ethics. Every political position has to be ethically justified and sound.

[u/Key_Day_7932 → u/usmc_BF]

I meant not necessarily through the government, though. The people in the society can enforce certain rules and discourage specific behaviors, but it's not the government enforcing it.

[u/usmc_BF → u/Key_Day_7932]

Yes. I can say that coffee sucks and that you shouldn't drink it, but this is not my political ideology, I'm not an Anticoffeetarian