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To: JustSayNoToNannies
Trick is, sincere belief in liberty includes belief in the liberty of dopers to shoot up.

Yup, a libertarian believes you are free to shoot up - anything you want, anytime you want.

What's the difference between a Libertarian who doesn't care if someone shots up, and a Conservative who doesn't care if someone drinks themselves into oblivion? They are both killing themselves - we both agree they have the 'right' to kill themselves. You seem to indicate that the 'medium' in which they kill themselves is important. A libertarian doesn't care what 'medium' they use; it's the philopshy that we each are responsible to make our own choices, that is important. I chose not to take drugs, this is my informed, adult and rationalized decision. You are free to do whatever you wish (with minimal criteria attached - adult, not killing innocents, children, etc).

14 posted on 02/10/2012 9:41:30 AM PST by Hodar ( Who needs laws; when this FEELS so right?)
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To: Hodar
There are two kinds of libertarians; sincere believers in liberty, and dopers who want to shoot up legally.

Trick is, sincere belief in liberty includes belief in the liberty of dopers to shoot up.

What's the difference between a Libertarian who doesn't care if someone shots up, and a Conservative who doesn't care if someone drinks themselves into oblivion? They are both killing themselves - we both agree they have the 'right' to kill themselves. You seem to indicate that the 'medium' in which they kill themselves is important

Not me - I was just making sure that the "two kinds of libertarians" statement didn't wind up as cover for excluding substance use from the definition of liberty.

16 posted on 02/10/2012 9:47:40 AM PST by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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