As a member of the Free State Project, I don't feel bad at all about shifting the culture of New Hampshire in a more libertarian direction--even though some of the more statist NH residents don't like it--for the following reasons:
* The non-libertarians currently in power don't seem to feel much compunction about overriding the preferences of the libertarians in their midst.
* The libertarians are not doing anything that the existing residents (or their ancestors) didn't do themselves at some point, such as move to the state, vote, and run for office.
* The libertarians aren't asking for _more_ power over their fellow citizens, but less.
* There are 49 other states where non-libertarians can go to find politics that matches their preferences. By contrast, assuming the FSP works, NH will be the only state where the politics match libertarian values and preferences.
* The existing residents set up the rules of the game, including the rules for changing the rules of the game.
* Rulesets with a strong bias for the status quo--such as heavily weighting existing members preferences, the banning of newcomers entirely, or stringent indoctrination procedures--often result in cultures that are rigid, fragile, and stagnant. Stifling the preferences of newcomers will result in change someday anyway, but in a less pleasant way (via revolution, collapse, or invasion).
* The non-libertarians currently in power don't seem to feel much compunction about overriding the preferences of the libertarians in their midst.
* The libertarians are not doing anything that the existing residents (or their ancestors) didn't do themselves at some point, such as move to the state, vote, and run for office.
* The libertarians aren't asking for _more_ power over their fellow citizens, but less.
* There are 49 other states where non-libertarians can go to find politics that matches their preferences. By contrast, assuming the FSP works, NH will be the only state where the politics match libertarian values and preferences.
* The existing residents set up the rules of the game, including the rules for changing the rules of the game.
* Rulesets with a strong bias for the status quo--such as heavily weighting existing members preferences, the banning of newcomers entirely, or stringent indoctrination procedures--often result in cultures that are rigid, fragile, and stagnant. Stifling the preferences of newcomers will result in change someday anyway, but in a less pleasant way (via revolution, collapse, or invasion).