Is cultural conservatism compatible with libertarian economics?

[AnonLLF]

@you12

Yes and no. The basic idea is to keep your business public and your private life private. The idea that such ‘alternative’ lifestyles will cease to exist is nothing but a conservative fantasy.

I think your right.I like Hoppe but he over estimates his case here.Sure in an Anarcho-capitalist system morality will be more important and libertines are more likely to be shunned and the like but that doesn’t mean it won’t exist.The state can be blamed for encouraging half of the decline of society/culture(whatever you view that as being) but not it all.

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An exclusively Conservative culture is only compatible with highly statist and authoritarian environment like Saudi Arabia.

I disagree.If people want to live that way find.It’ll just be so strict only those who really love it being that way will go there and it may suffer in relation to possible tourists or incomers.

[AnonLLF]

@Aquila

Human beings have always had differing value scales and it is reasonable to expect that they always will unless they are forced into homogeneity by a coercive, central authority. Some people have no interest in consuming psychotropic substances, for instance. Others derive great pleasure from this and believe the benefits to outweigh the costs. What is of importance to a political and philosophical ideology is that one adheres to its basic tenets. The sole ethical tenet of libertarianism (as I practice it) is the NAP. Metaphysical beliefs and personal preferences are therefore irrelevant. Theoretically, a libertarian may belong to any group, consume any substance, or engage in any behavior and remain a principled libertarian so long as he doesn’t violate the NAP.

I agree.

Libertarianism is just about aggression and getting rid of the state nothing else.Whether you approve/disapprove of religion,homosexuality,swearing etc is irrelevant to libertarianism and only relevant to a philosophical discussion possibly backing up Libertarianism.I am very much opposed by various attempts I see to smuggle things like Anti-racism,conservatism,atheism etc intothe very definition of Libertarianism.If you want to hold any of those things fine but don’t limit and distort what Libertarianism is while doing it.

@Andrew Cain:

I agree with Brain. There needs to be a host of cultural values beyond just simple NAP in order to sustain a long term libertarian society.

This is the case for ANY long term society, not just one predicated upon the NAP. I would join you in ardently advocating an array of cultural values beyond the NAP in the free market of ideas. The key to being a libertarian is to not attempt to make one’s cultural values state policy.

I Agree.A range of cultures,religions,beliefs would flourish and also die under anarcho-capitalism.It’s very likely ,you might not like them all.

This issue is the reason I’ve begun to drop the Anarcho-capitalist label since to me(and probably others) it seems to suggest that that’s the only social order that would exist in a Libertarian anarchy.I know this to be true.So now I use the term Libertarian Anarchist.