Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!houxm!mhuxl!mhuxm!pyuxww!pyuxa!wetcw From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: LIBNETTERS READ Message-ID: <567@pyuxa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 15:19:08 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxa.567 Posted: Mon Feb 13 15:19:08 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Feb-84 03:47:13 EST Organization: Central Services Org., Piscataway N.J. Lines: 49 I notice that the Libertarians are (at least they think that's what they are) once again rising out of their sleep to tickle our funny bones with their pithy remarks and sage wisdom. I sure wish they (the ones who post to the net) would try reading some of their own literature. The libnetters (new word for Libertarians on the net) are all for dumping all of the laws, rules, etc., that govern society. At least, that's what I have been able to garner from their articles. They don't want traffic laws, they don't want drug laws, they don't seem to want any laws. I wonder how they feel about slavery? Gee, when the big day comes and the libnetters manage to repeal all of those silly laws, I'm going out and catch me a libnetter and make him do all those nasty things I hate to do around my house. They couldn't have any objections because that's the way the no-law society should work. Right? One of them said, to me, that he has every right to do whatever he wants with his body, concerning drugs. I agree, it's just that when he walks out of his house in the morning, stoned to the seventh house, and gets into his car to go to work, he is then stepping on one of my rights. That is not to have anyone abuse my body with their Honda. Seriously folks, don't pay any attention to the ravings of the few libnetters. They obviously have never read their own party platform or they wouldn't make such stupid remarks. The only thing that has seemed to stick in their minds is free love and free drugs. Even those aspects of Libertarian Party have been taken out of context. No traffic or speed laws indeed. Where does it say that in the party platform? That long article about turning the highway system over to private industry is a real laugher. It hasn't been that long in our history that we did have private roads for which you paid a toll. If I'm not mistaken, US 40 was at one time mostley a series of connecting private highways. It could cost a small fortune to use it. If the libnetters want to let it all out in their cars, I can provide a list of racetracks and speed strips for them to get it out of their systems. Well, I suppose we will all be treated to some rather lengthy flames from the libnetters defending their right to do it, whatever IT is. This should make for some rather entertaining prose for the next week or so. If there are any REAL Libertarians out there, I invite you to set the fringe element straight on your platform. These people are giving honest Libertarians a bad name. As Au N. said, "Dream On." T. C. Wheeler