Before Self-defense.
The fundamental freedom is the freedom to leave (this interaction, or this government), and go somewhere else. This is the final recourse. Without this, one qualifies as a slave...with perhaps some dispensations, or none in the case of North Korea.
Of course, ease of exit also drives government behavior massively in a pro-libertarian direction. Low taxes, regulations do not infinitely increase, etc.
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The difference between a slave and a serf, is that a slave does not own himself, and has no rights.
The difference between a serf and a free man, is that a serf owns himself and has rights, but does not have the right to self determination.
To be a free man, one must own oneself, and have the right of self determination.
I need more discussion on "exit".
--Is this exit to a frontier, or to another polity? If to another polity, is one required to live by their rules, or can he conquer them and take their stuff, abuse their laws, dump his fecund offspring upon the social safety net, etc?
--Does one retain the right of return? If so, is it reasonable to come back with an attitude and rabble rouse to make the old home into what was seen elsewhere?
--Where do contracts fit in? Am I free to exit any contract at any time? Do you subscribe to any notion of the social contract? You've said "no" before, but really?
Why would a right to leave here imply a right to conquer there?
The point is that a right to leave obviates the need for a right to return. If you're good, N places will want to have you.
And: Really.
Right of exit from A does not imply right of entry to B.
Exit is only valuable if somewhere else will grant you entry.
Every other party should have the freedom to deny you entry.
Lurking Apple x 2.
We're getting the Gospel of free movement, but this also entails one freely moving their social practices. So bow in the name of freedom.
Before, we were talking about a right of free movement.
Now, we're talking about just the right to exit.
You want to tie this to some right to impose one's practices on others.
But, here, we're just talking about the right to leave.
The two are linked.
Example, the US: the right to leave any state carries the right to enter another state.
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