On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 21:21:27 +0000 (UTC) jim bell <jdb10987@yahoo.com> wrote:
This essay by Christopher Cantwell pretty much destroys the "libertarians must be in favor of open borders" idea.
https://christophercantwell.com/2015/09/28/open-borders-or-market-immigratio...
So, to wrap this 'issue' up : In his article, cantwell correctly describes and acknowledges the libertarian position and then DISMISSES it and REJECTS it as 'not practical'. "But the (good) libertarian will tend to put principle first, no doubt" Or perhaps that was meant in a mocking tone, which would be further proof that cantwell is his own parody. Then he embarks on a pseudo-economical tangent (conservatives like to pretende they know 'economics') and introdudes the laughable lie that immigration to the US is driven by state 'welfare'. So cantwell knows what the libertarian position should be and rejects it. He then lies about immigration, and doesn't even have the balls to explicitly admit that he's nothing but the cheapest conservative DEFENDING THE STATE'S BORDERS. Just in case : libertarianism and the state are 'incompatible'. It painfully follows that no libertarian worth his salt would defend such crass statist device as the state's borders. J.
Jim Bell