things you're secretly kinda libertariany about

not really, stadiums are a pretty shitty use of space and mostly get built cause taxpayers love em

w/o zoning nyc would have far far more residential housing

yup

London has, what, 6-8 legit soccer franchises (ie capable of staying in the PL on the reg) with no competition equivalent to the NBA, NFL or NHL.
NYC might be able to support one more MLB team, but it's more likely that a Euro model would contract teams overall and NYC would stick at 2.

presumably farm teams could continue being owned by their parent clubs and things would stay relatively the same as far as the A-ball --> big leagues career path goes

Was thinking, if the average house in Detroit is now, what, $8000 or whatever, could some multi-millionaire just move in, but a few dozen square blocks, and build his own new city?

yeah sure man do whatever u want

yes, but nobody would come because his city would be in detroit

Like Lesotho.

presumably farm teams could continue being owned by their parent clubs and things would stay relatively the same as far as the A-ball --> big leagues career path goes

Farm teams are generally owned independently of MLB teams with deals in place that tie them to the big league team.

yeah sorry i shouldn't have said "owned" because they are very rarely actually owned by the parent club right?

i dunno, just try it out and see what happens! i guess you could have a rule that any time 2 teams affiliated with the same parent are playing in the same division then..... uh.. hmm ok

Food stuff. People can eat whatever the hell they want and shouldn't be given shit about it.

^^ and all health insurance should be private, right?

not really, stadiums are a pretty shitty use of space and mostly get built cause taxpayers love em

i think they're more often built because no mayor/executive wants to be remembered as the one who let [beloved team] get away. taxpayers may love their teams, but they're not that keen on tax money being used to build things for rich owners.

depends on the case, sometimes stupid voters do go w/ it

but yeah the 20 teams in nyc would prob share like 4 stadiums

~efficiency~

it's almost like you don't need a stadium all to yourself if you are willing to pretend a jets fan wasn't in your seat an hour ago

Food stuff. People can eat whatever the hell they want and shouldn't be given shit about it.

― Jeff, Monday, February 13, 2012 11:26 AM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

there is no law against eating whatever u want, the moratorium on shit giving may run afoul of the 1st amendment tho

prostitution's an "easy" one right? i'm p libertarian about prostitutes

how many do you own

I'm interested in trading some of mine

that's the thing i'm libertarian about they should be free to choose who they want, all of mine want only me sorry

that's what they think now but I can offer then part ownership in my staten island sword swingers mlb team

I'm a free speech absolutist, which is kind of ho-hum in the US, but makes it impossible to find a political home in most European countries if you're otherwise leftist.

yeah euros are so uptight about a little free expression don't get it

after living in the UK for awhile i have to say it's really nice to live somewhere that prohibits election ads

God, that would be awesome.

yeah, i just don't know if there is any way in hell to square that with a constitutional guarantee of protected political speech

-believe ppl shd not talk in the library
-they shd bring their books back on time
-homeless ppls shdnt look at porn on the computers
-no running
-no food or drinks allowed inside

all of those beliefs are secret-fascist not secret-libertarian including the idea that libraries should exist

i think i've said this b4 but i'm kinda libertariany about 'the arts'.

suspect a secret-fascist thread on ilx would be way longer than this one

i can't even think of all the things i would have to contribute also i wear my fascism openly

also not-so-secret

xp lol

i want that nazi haircut that's so hot right now

things you're secretly kinda fascisty about
alright

after living in the UK for awhile i have to say it's really nice to live somewhere that prohibits election ads

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 February 2012 17:35 (30 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha yes. party political broadcasts are amazing.

h. ignoring regulatory 'race to the bottom' type arguments w/ developing countries, there's nothing morally better about an american having a job than someone in another developed country having a job

that said i'm p 'libertarian party' when it comes to guns

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, February 12, 2012 8:36 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

woah BIG HOOS pack heat like the oven door!

h. ignoring regulatory 'race to the bottom' type arguments w/ developing countries, there's nothing morally better about an american having a job than someone in another developed country having a job

― iatee, Monday, February 13, 2012 1:42 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

is this libertarian? i'm libertarian about this, too!

it turns libertariany when you draw out the policy implications

People who think a practice should be banned because they saw on TV that someone got hurt doing it will be made to wear armbands. (not sure if this is more libertariany or fascisty)

eh, I think 12 year olds can make decisions as informed & rational about their futures & educations as most adults do

Wait, seriously?

I'm a free speech absolutist, which is kind of ho-hum in the US

How absolute though? Are you fine with e.g. death threats? Libel/slander? Deliberate misinformation in journalism or education?

people ought to be able to buy, sell and trade whatever they like in any manner they like, provided that the product's risks are clearly communicated.

prostitution should be legal. same with public nudity, at least in certain contexts.

people have a "basic human right" to endanger and even end their own lives.

otoh, i'm very much in favor of gun control.

prostitution should be legal. same with public nudity, at least in certain contexts.

like, say, "in public"

so you're okay w/ flashers?

death threats = not protected (as assault) when believable; Libel/slander and deliberate misinformation = can't be forbidden but can lead to civil liability; Nazi stuff = free and open (because easily contractible); Hate speech = see Nazi stuff but see also death threats; pornography and violent imagery = legal but access restrictable, might be evidence of prosecutable crimes committed in its production but is not in itself contraband.

The Nazi stuff seems to be the stickiest wicket where I live. It's dumb, because boneheads do use the "they ban our words because they fear our truths" arguments very effectively 'round here.

being 'libertariany' about zoning should really go in the fascisty thread -- basically you want to remove all local power over land use in favor of a larger body or plan.

it's less land-use restrictive but very politically restrictive, if that makes sense. nimby politics are like the most ancient kind of politics.