This man was a major influence to me, while I no longer associate my self with the anarcho-libertarian ideology, I'm still quite fond of Hess. Thank you for posting this!
@@murderbeam9614 I went on a long and windy political/philosophical odyssey (much like Karl Hess) so that's tough to summarize here. I do still tend to agree that the state is coercive in general.
@@jbscornerstore Hess eventually ended up 'back home' with the anarcho-capitalists 😎 although he's probably best described as a left ancap, albeit quite an uncommon position
He was a great man. At the same time, people who live like this don't help the cause of freedom at all. It says indirectly: "Libertarianism is only possible if we live like we did in the 1700's." I was also disappointed that he referred to socialists as _liberals_. Libertarians are liberals. Please also observe that there is no adjective between the word _are_ and _liberals_.
@Christopher_Baker, Where does he refer to socialism as a Liberal ideology? AFAIK, Hess considered himself on the Anarchist side of Libertarian thought, which almost always has socialist leanings.
@@SavageArms357 Hess was not and never was a socialist. He spent time on the far left, after being consumed by anarchism (no bad thing, considering many ancaps come from the left, having given up Marxism) but he used the word 'liberal' as it is still meant today - socialist.
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Excellent documentary, must watch. Karl Hess was such an enlightened person.
Viva Mises, Rothbard, Hayek, Friedman, Sowell, Williams... so many more. Thank you so much for uploading this treasure
Very interesting information, thanks for sharing.
Hess converted me from modern liberalism to classic liberalism...or laissez-faire anarchism.
This man was a major influence to me, while I no longer associate my self with the anarcho-libertarian ideology, I'm still quite fond of Hess. Thank you for posting this!
I'm curious where you ended up after landing on anarchism and liberty. Did you change your mind on the inherently coercive nature of the state?
@@murderbeam9614 I went on a long and windy political/philosophical odyssey (much like Karl Hess) so that's tough to summarize here. I do still tend to agree that the state is coercive in general.
@@jbscornerstore That's fair, thanks for answering honestly!
@@jbscornerstore Hess eventually ended up 'back home' with the anarcho-capitalists 😎 although he's probably best described as a left ancap, albeit quite an uncommon position
the last few minutes of this upload....is that how we avoid automated content ID?
Both extremes coverge in that both are violently authoritarian: "Obey, or die." True libertarian /anarchists jump out of the ideological circle. 12:05
He was a great man. At the same time, people who live like this don't help the cause of freedom at all. It says indirectly: "Libertarianism is only possible if we live like we did in the 1700's." I was also disappointed that he referred to socialists as _liberals_. Libertarians are liberals.
Please also observe that there is no adjective between the word _are_ and _liberals_.
@Chris Baker: Saying "liberals" is like saying "the n word", we all know what you mean and you might as well say "Stupid".
The meanings change over decades. Words are social, not static.
@Christopher_Baker, Where does he refer to socialism as a Liberal ideology? AFAIK, Hess considered himself on the Anarchist side of Libertarian thought, which almost always has socialist leanings.
You need a state to enforce redistribution.
You just need your fists to enforce your individual rights and property.
@@SavageArms357 Hess was not and never was a socialist. He spent time on the far left, after being consumed by anarchism (no bad thing, considering many ancaps come from the left, having given up Marxism) but he used the word 'liberal' as it is still meant today - socialist.