Will Bitcoin End The State? with Stephan Livera

 
 

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“My view of rights is they are inalienable...the government does not give you rights; it’s on the government not to impinge on your rights.”
— Stephan Livera

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Location: Dallas, TX
Date: Thursday 26th August
Company: The Stephan Livera Podcast and Swan International
Role: Host and Managing Director

Libertarian philosophy centres around non-aggression and defence of property rights as a foundation for organizing society. The idea that no one should take from others seems logical to most people, but it's often hard to imagine society absent of the state.

Even amongst libertarians, there is disagreement whether to have a small government or no state at all. However, most libertarians agree that simply reducing the size of the government is an attainable step towards a better future.

So what tradeoffs would we make with less or no government, and will Bitcoin help usher in such change?

In this interview, I talk to Bitcoin Educator and MD of Swan International Stephan Livera. We discuss the foundations of libertarianism, the state's creeping growth, and how Bitcoin will keep it in check.

TIMESTAMPS

00:05:15: Introductions
00:06:26: Libertarianism explained
00:11:36: Private property rights
00:15:24: Anarcho-capitalist vs libertarian
00:17:47: Free Private Cities and citadels
00:27:51: Stephan Livera becoming libertarian
00:33:40: Centralised security and private healthcare
00:50:39: Australia and COVID
01:04:53: The vaccine
01:13:33: Life expectancy
01:19:21: Politicising COVID is the problem
01:22:02: Doubts about libertarianism
01:25:47: Living a nomad life and saving money
01:29:02: Swan International
01:32:55: Final comments

 

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