femmelibertepaz asked: What do you of feminism within the Libertarian movement?
[A correction from pangealove states that the missing verb in that sentence is “think.”]
That depends on the definition of feminism in libertarianism.
If by feminism you mean the movement of women to have the government mandate tolerance in private life (a category in which I include business and civil society) and legislate about “women’s rights,” I think it’s ridiculous. Women deserve the same rights as everyone else — no less, but also no more; and the state of their private relations is their concern, not Washington’s.
If, however, by feminism you mean women voluntarily forming private, noncoercive groups for the advancement and assistance of other women, then that’s their business. Personally, I would be disinclined to join such a group because I think it does tend toward a collectivist mindset, but I’ve certainly no real problem with it.
