Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site tellab1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!tellab1!heahd From: heahd@tellab1.UUCP (Dan Wood) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Libertarian position on certain 'laws' Message-ID: <378@tellab1.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 19:17:38 EDT Article-I.D.: tellab1.378 Posted: Tue Aug 14 19:17:38 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Aug-84 06:36:51 EDT References: <471@ccieng2.UUCP>, <1585@ucbvax.UUCP> Organization: Tellabs, Inc., Lisle, Ill. Lines: 27 A lot of nonlibertarians out there in net land are confusing Libertarianism with anarchy. Libertarians go along with the slogan "That government rules best that rules least" not "That goverenment rules best that rules not at all". I'm sure that you could start a long argument between Libertarians as to just how much government is desireable, but I don't think any of them believe that society could function without any government at all. If they did, then they would be anarchists. I've noticed a lot of nonlibertarians argueing along the lines that if we woke up tomorrow with a libertarian society, we would all be going around killing each other. This is undoubtably true, but very unlikely. If this country is ever going to have a libertarian society, it will be a gradual process not an overnight occurance. Personaly, I vote libertarian because their political philosophy comes closer to my own than do the philosophies of other parties. I think that goverenment is instituted to protect the rights of the goverened not to restrict them, and should therefore interfere as little as possible with individual decissions that only affect the individual (e.g., wearing seat belts). I also believe that people must take responsibility for there own life, not expect goverenment to take care of them from womb to tomb. Well that should give the flame throwers plenty of fule for awhile so I'll go get out the asbestos 3-piece. Is my tie on straight? Give me Libreum or give me Meth! DW @ ...!ihnp4!tellab1!heahd