Karen De Coster makes an excellent point re the tendency of even some libertarians to assume that, if you are critical of a given practice, you must want the state to intervene to control it. Is it possible to imagine that my dislike of rock music would lead me to support a government ban on it? Perhaps it is because such behavior is so commonplace throughout the rest of our politicized world (e.g., if you see obesity as a problem, you must have a government program in mind to deal with it. Hmmmmm, maybe “POOP” could be used to designate obesity as a political problem: “Preventing Obesity in Other People.” )
Karen makes another very good point about the “voluntary” nature of homeowners’ association agreements: who will enforce them? If the association goes to court to enforce the fine, . . . well, most libertarians can figure out that political connection! That so many “libertarians” are quick to embrace a statist remedy for a wrong, reflects just how deeply runs the willingness to use force as opposed to persuasion in supporting one’s expectations.
