Interpreting 'Firefly': Libertarianism Vs. Anarchism w/ Dr. James Rocha
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Firefly - Anarchist or Libertarian?
I think the vast majority of the characters make more sense if you look at them from anarchist perspectives. And so, like an example down there, some throwout real quickly is in a very early show, The Train Job. It turns out Mal finds out somewhere in the middle of the episode there's stealing medicine from a town where everyone's going to die and so Mal gives back the medicine. I'm thinking based on what moral principles Mal consented to steal the medicine, we're not let's push aside that they're stealing. He's a thief. It's what he does.
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