By Joel Salatin My “Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer” persona did not fit in at the Libertarian National Convention earlier this month in Orlando.
I was invited to give several presentations. Some were red meat for libertarians. Others were meant to challenge attendees… especially my speech on the tension between environmental stewardship and individual use of property.
And that’s what I’d like to talk about today.
Mistaken Identity
Every attendee I talked to lamented the fact that the general public thinks libertarians don’t care about the environment.
Libertarians promote property rights, after all. To radical environmentalists, individual property rights are a license to pillage, exploit and rape …read more
