Tom van Lamoen - Liberty, Bitcoin, and Voluntary Trust - Lucas Vos Podcast #7

We are joined today by Dutch politician Tom van Lamoen. Tom is part of a local political party in Amersfoort named 'Amersfoort voor Vrijheid' and he is a candidate for the leadership of the Libertarian Party in the Netherlands. We discuss Libertarian ideas, Bitcoin, voluntarism, and much more. Christel and Peter Hartkamp's Ted talks: https://www.ted.com/talks/christel_hartkamp_bakker_can_we_trust_children_to_educate_themselves_jan_26_2019  https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_hartkamp_do_schools_treat_children_as_humans?language=en Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tom_lamoen If you want to see Tom speak during Bitcoin Amsterdam you can find tickets here: https://tickets.b.tc/ To learn more about the parties he's involved in: Amersfoort voor Vrijheid: https://www.amersfoortvoorvrijheid.nl/ Dutch Libertarian Party: https://stemlp.nl/

 

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/sW_os4o-YMk 

 

(0:00) Introduction (04:00) Life story (08:04) Can Libertarianism scale in Holland? (10:20) Is pain the information we need? (12:25) What are the main Libertarian principles? (14:40) Voluntarism connects spirituality, philosophy and politics (17:30) What role does Bitcoin play in the world? (27:13) How long is the fiat system going to last? (35:00) What can people do to secure their future? (38:30) Are we going to see smaller states and communities? (40:06) Do you think ‘they’ are evil? (42:35) How do you talk about these topics with people who think differently? (44:30) Will you stay in the Netherlands? (45:50) What role does love play in your philosophy? (48:50) Spirituality, deep conversations and Bitcoin (51:55) What is money? Credits to Robert Breedlove (55:00) How did you discover, and get convinced on Bitcoin? (01:01:30) Do you challenge your own views? (01:05:13) Can you apply coercion in the household? (01:07:30) What are the best arguments you’ve heard against Libertarianism? (01:10:30) What thinkers have inspired you most? (01:14:05) What are your views on gun laws in Holland? (01:20:40) What does Bitcoin not fix? (01:23:00) How would you view a Bitcoin-less world? (01:24:30) What is good about the fiat system? (01:27:17) What are you speaking about at Bitcoin Amsterdam? (01:31:45) Would you ever consider conservatism or liberalism? (01:35:55) Outro