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To: Reagan Man

Nah. Rothbard is an anarcho-capitalist. He coined the phrase to describe himself. The Libertarian Party is most certainly an offshoot of these nuts. Ayn Rand is another devotee of this sort of anarchism.

I’m no more confused than Bill Buckley was (until he decided it was a good idea to ban tobacco). I would argue that what we call “libertarianism” is no more than a recovery of the 18th century idea of liberalism. Whether that be termed “minarchist” or some other nonsensical and hyper-modern label, the concept has been unchanged since before the American Revolution and most definitely before 1971.


70 posted on 06/06/2011 10:35:35 AM PDT by cizinec
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To: cizinec
Libertarian factionalism and anarcho-capitalism aside. Rothbard is a libertarian, period. The Father of modern libertarianism. As we live in 2011 and not 1789.

If you don't want to be linked with the likes of the Paul's, Rothbard, Rockwell, DiLorenzo and others. I suggest you find a label that better suits your politics. Btw, classic liberal is not it.

71 posted on 06/06/2011 11:41:55 AM PDT by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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