1. The left-libertarian, unlike the Marxist, believes it to be the responsibility of the individual to take ownership for that which he himself creates. Likewise, it is the domain of the individual to produce that which he sells. Therefore, the left-libertarian ought to co-opt the growing desktop manufacturing movement and endorse and promote it (through such projects as Fab@home and RepRap), in order to liberate the individual man from consignment to the current, rotting industrial-capitalist order. This movement is the seed that will one day germinate into the New Post-Industrial Economy, as opposed to the ideological swill we have been force-fed every day for the last thirty years. Only a genuinely de-centralized economy can pull us through this crisis. And by relocating the means of production in the individual home, the stress inflicted upon the environment by industrial production will be massively reduced, conserving the existing oil supplies for the transition.
Certainly our economy had become too centralized. However, our current capitalistic system of competition is key to many of the innovations of the late-20th century. The microprocessor, semiconductors, the PC, and many other technological feats. I think this is too individual focused however. These 3d printers, while a very interesting idea, are no doubt expensive to buy and maintain, as well as difficult to use well in my opinion. It would be easier to manufacture products using robotics that are powered by clean energy.
(I may have misinterpreted what you were saying here)
I can't see a corporation being eco-friendly when it come to a highway system. I believe government is the best avenue for mass transit. Once the infrastructure for, say, high speed rail is built, you may see private companies pop up there.
Can't see how that's any better than what we have now. Besides, they will be easier to corrupt than our current military. On torture I agree.
Agreed.
Agreed, though I support unions in the private sector.
Maybe. It is a good idea in theory, but in practice this could severely harm agricultural regions, especially if no private companies replace the void.
Absolutely not. National parks are extremely important, and I don't want to live in a country devoid of natural wilderness.
Socialist communes, no. In this sense I support right-libertarian thought fused with some liberalism.
Hmmm... We should have an easy and open immigration policy, and it should be easy for Canadian and Mexican citizens to cross the border. However, it is not in our security interests to have completely open borders.
This is unfair to poor people who want abortions. I don't see what deferring it to the states does.
Agreed on the defense of marriage act, though tax incentives should remain. Two people are twice as expensive to support.
And why not? You may have more businesses, fewer corporate giants, but the same principles of Keneysian economics still apply, though differently.
I think the digital age won't differ much from the 20th century. Studies have shown that even young people use the internet to supplement their lives, not replacing parts of their lives with it. I think the same will apply on an economic level. We will do business in much the same way we do now, with less centralization, more small businesses, and more efficiency.
