Miriam Snoyman on Nostr: I won’t pretend I fully understand Hoppean philosophy from this one bit, but the ...

I won’t pretend I fully understand Hoppean philosophy from this one bit, but the impression I’m getting is that he’s describing the true form of “separate but equal.” I know that phrase has a lot of baggage - and that it was used to paper over real discrimination. But remove it from that context and assess it for what it truly means: freedom of individuality, freedom to create the communities you want, and each community respecting other communities. As long as the freedom to leave and find/found the place that’s right for you is preserved, this is a beautiful system.

And believe it or not it already exists - right here in my town, in Israel. Jews (of many flavors), Christian Arabs, Druze, Muslims, Indians, and Russians - we all flock to our own groups yet we coexist. Our pediatrician is Russian, our family doctor is Christian, our special-needs toddler’s sweet bus driver is Druze. We trust each other, and respect each other, and no one tries to force their way onto others. We have separate schools and separate communities - because we WANT to be separate, but that doesn’t invalidate the peaceful interactions between us.

In fact, forcing groups together that prefer to be apart is actually a restriction of freedom. Shaming groups for wanting to stay within their group is just as bad as shaming an individual for wanting to leave a group.

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According to Grok:

The term "Hoppean" refers to someone or something associated with the political and economic theories of Hans-Hermann Hoppe, a German-American economist and philosopher of the Austrian School. A "Hoppean" is typically a person who aligns with Hoppe’s ideas, which blend anarcho-capitalism—a belief in a stateless society governed by free markets and private property—with culturally conservative views and a strong opposition to democracy. Hoppe’s work, notably his book Democracy: The God That Failed, emphasizes the superiority of private property rights and voluntary associations over state control, advocating for exclusionary "covenant communities" to protect like-minded groups, often based on family or cultural values. His ideas also include controversial stances, such as restricting immigration to preserve property rights and "physically removing" certain groups—like democrats or cultural outsiders—from these communities, which has made him a polarizing figure even within libertarian circles. Essentially, "Hoppean" describes a follower or concept rooted in this unique mix of radical libertarianism and social conservatism.