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The '''Property and Freedom Society''' ('''PFS''') is |
The '''Property and Freedom Society''' ('''PFS''') is an[[Anarcho-capitalist]] organization devoted to the promotion of [[Private property|property rights]], [[free trade]], anti-[[empiricism]],<ref>[http://www.stephankinsella.com/2011/06/hoppe-on-falsificationism-empiricism-and-apriorism-and-protophysics/ "Hoppe on Falsificationism, empiricism and apriorism"]</ref> [[Antimilitarism|anti-militarism]], [[anti-imperialism]], anti-[[egalitarianism]], the [[Freedom of association#Libertarian|right to discriminate]], and [[cultural conservatism]].<ref>[http://propertyandfreedom.org/about/ "History and Principles."] ''Property and Freedom Society''</ref> Founded in May 2006 under the stewardship of [[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]], a libertarian theorist and former [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] Business School professor, PFS presents itself as a more radically libertarian alternative to the [[Mont Pelerin Society]]. The PFS holds annual conferences where [[Libertarianism in the United States|libertarian]], [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]], and [[Racialism|racialist]] intellectuals deliver speeches and exchange ideas in what Hans-Hermann Hoppe suggests is a "political-correctness-free zone." |
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== Mission== |
== Mission== |
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Revision as of 00:32, 13 November 2013
The Property and Freedom Society (PFS) is anAnarcho-capitalist organization devoted to the promotion of property rights, free trade, anti-empiricism,[1] anti-militarism, anti-imperialism, anti-egalitarianism, the right to discriminate, and cultural conservatism.[2] Founded in May 2006 under the stewardship of Hans-Hermann Hoppe, a libertarian theorist and former University of Nevada, Las Vegas Business School professor, PFS presents itself as a more radically libertarian alternative to the Mont Pelerin Society. The PFS holds annual conferences where libertarian, conservative, and racialist intellectuals deliver speeches and exchange ideas in what Hans-Hermann Hoppe suggests is a "political-correctness-free zone."
Mission
On the fifth anniversary of PFS, Hoppe reflected on its goals:[3]
On the one hand, positively, it was to explain and elucidate the legal, economic, cognitive and cultural requirements and features of a free, state-less natural order.
On the other hand, negatively, it was to unmask the State and showcase it for what it really is: an institution run by gangs of murderers, plunderers, and thieves, surrounded by willing executioners, propagandists, sycophants, crooks, liars, clowns, charlatans, dupes and useful idiots – an institution that dirties and taints everything it touches.
Annual conferences
The Eighth Annual Meeting of PFS was held in Bodrum, Turkey from September 19–24, 2013. Topics on the agenda included "The Myth of American Exceptionalism," "World War Two Revisited," and "Why are the Jews so Smart?", as well as a presentation on the history of race relations in the United States delivered by segregationist and white nationalist Jared Taylor.[4] Hans-Hermann Hoppe presented his remarks "On the Nature of Man, Truth, and Justice."[5] It featured lectures by LSU law school graduate Stephan Kinsella on the legal structure of an anarchist society; lectures by Hoppe on Rothbardian economics; and discussions on the role of race in America led by racialist scientist Richard Lynn and Jared Taylor.[6]
Allegations of racism
Noting the racialist affiliations of Richard Lynn, Jared Taylor, and other PFS speakers, the Southern Poverty Law Center condemned the PFS as a "serious academic racist event" populated by the "movers and shakers" of the racialist movement. As reported in a May 11, 2007 article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal the criticisms of PFS by the SPLC and the Anti-Defamation League were described and the article noted that Lynn has described black people as "more psychopathic than whites".[7] A 2013 Anti-Defamation League report about "increased cooperation" between European and American racists referred to Taylor as a white supremacist and cited his appearance at the 2013 PFS conference.[4]
References
- ^ "Hoppe on Falsificationism, empiricism and apriorism"
- ^ "History and Principles." Property and Freedom Society
- ^ Hoppe, Hans Hermann. "The Property And Freedom Society – Reflections After Five Years". lewrockwell.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Racists in Europe And the United States Increase Cooperation." Anti-Defamation League
- ^ Kinsella, Stephan (September 26, 2013). "PFS 2013 and 2014 Annual Meetings".
- ^ Property and Freedom Society. "Property and Freedom Society—8th Annual Meeting—Speakers & Topics".
- ^ Mower, Lawrence (May 11, 2007). "Researchers tied to hate groups get invitations." Las Vegas Review-Journal