[JohnGalt]

"Ending slavery was most certainly worth shedding blood to do"


This line jumps out of me as it violates the libertarian non-violence princip.

[thoughtomator]

Since when are libertarians committed to non-violence? If rights are what we say they are, they are worth killing and dying to defend.

[exodus]

thoughtomator - "Ending slavery was most certainly worth shedding blood to do"
JohnGalt - This line jumps out of me as it violates the libertarian non-violence principle.
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The "non-violence" principle is just the moral decision to not infringe upon the Rights of others. It does not preclude violent defence of ourselves, our loved ones, our property, neighborhood, State, or nation.

It does not prevent armed rebellion against a tryannical government, as happened in the Revolution when we gained our independence, nor does it prevent the defense of our nation when attacked by a hostile enemy, which is what happened when the United States invaded the Confederacy.