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To: carlr
Which is why most realist libertarians would settle for a minarchy, or even a Constitutional Republic. However, we no longer live in a Constitutional Republic. We live in a Democracy.

Also, libertarianism USES human greed as a positive force for advancement and change. Innovation. You get to keep what you EARN, but try and steal anything and your victim just may kill you and be morally right to do so.

BIG behavioral modifier there, that whole "death" thing. Zero recidivism rate.

86 posted on 05/03/2006 3:48:52 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.)
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To: Dead Corpse

You have only theory, and Heinlein fiction. No proof.


88 posted on 05/03/2006 3:49:59 PM PDT by JCEccles (Kitzmiller Syndrome: anger and paranoia that someone is harboring critical thoughts about darwinism.)
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To: Dead Corpse
You get to keep what you EARN, but try and steal anything and your victim just may kill you and be morally right to do so.

The only problem with that is it assumes that the person getting killed is the one attempting to steal.

If you take away the stigma of the law and its consequences,which you would do if there was no government,how do you know that someone today who would not steal would be tempted to,knowing that he can get away with it if he kills you first.

93 posted on 05/03/2006 3:54:48 PM PDT by carlr
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