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> Live and let live means, in practice, let die.

I don't follow your logic.

The non-aggression principle is what's at the core of libertarianism. It's to never initiate violence against peaceful people.

Helping others voluntarily is certainly in keeping with the philosophy.

> Libertarianism says, if you had bad luck and are poor and you get a disease you can't pay to cure, you die.

No it doesn't. It says we're going to help that person who is poor or in need, but we're doing it voluntarily.



And what if it doesn't get done voluntarily?

Experience shows that not only is voluntary assistance deeply insufficient, but that it's also often extremely biased and prejudiced.




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