Well put.
Gary Johnson is an idiot PING
I agree. The abortion license ignores not only the rights of the pre-born human being, but the rights of the father.
The imposition of same-sex marriage is authoritarian, not libertarian: people who want to marry another of the same sex, or a pet or a piece of furniture, can hold all the weddings they want, and nobody will stop them. However, they need government to coerce others to recognize their associations as marriages.
Flirted with Libertarianism when I was young. Learned enough to move on.
There are “Little L” libertarians and there are “Big L” Libertarians. They are not always the same.
You can add support for unending mass immigration as another crazy position held by most (or at least most prominent) libertarians.
The libertarian party is the true expression of libertarianism.
The party is where the ivory tower fantasy meets the road and has to be put into actual positions.
Yes. Very good piece. Important to state this openly as you have - am sick of dancing around libertarians and their fatalism and narrow minds.
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Libertarians for Life. Basic premise: if it’s human, killing it is murder.
Period.
This isn’t hard to understand.
I just saw an amazing picture of my friend’s 21 week old baby in her womb. The baby was so beautiful with all it’s fingers, toes and even it’s private parts fully formed. It has what looked like an expression on it’s face. Anyone who could think that he wasn’t a human deserving protection has to be nuts. Every human’s life from conception must be legally protected if we are to not be a barbaric, murderous society.
I don’t see anything in their current platform that disagrees with this position on child pornography....
Libertarian Presidential Front-Runner Defends Child Porn
April 25, 2008 · By Adam Dyck
Mary Ruwart, research scientist, perrenial Libertarian Senatorial candidate and front runner for this year’s Libertarian Presidential ticket is being taken to task for comments she made in her book, Short Answers to Tough Questions.
When discussing self choice in relation to child porn, she had this to say: “Children who willingly participate in sexual acts have the right to make that decision as well, even if it’s distasteful to us personally. Some children will make poor choices just as some adults do in smoking and drinking to excess. When we outlaw child pornography, the prices paid for child performers rise, increasing the incentives for parents to use children against their will.”