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From: heahd@tellab1.UUCP (Dan Wood)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Libertarian position on certain 'laws'
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Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 19:17:38 EDT
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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