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To: GSHastings
I never could quite put my finger on ..... libertarians ....

This is of course just a generalization, but defining Libertarians as, "Conservative on economic issues and Liberal on social issues" comes pretty close to the mark for the vast majority of them that I've known.

The one thing I'd like to know about Libertarianism is this --- Are there pro-abortion and anti-abortion wings? And if so, which is larger? Reason I ask is that the few Libertarians I've heard discussing this issue are pro-abortion and they frame it as an issue of "Liberty and Freedom for the Woman!" - completely discounting the possibility that a 9-month-old, about-to-be-born baby could ever have any rights too, or even any traces of humanity.

If it turns out that there is a large contingent of pro-life libertarians out there, it would certainly increase my opinion of them considerably.

108 posted on 04/24/2004 5:29:37 PM PDT by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC (This is your brain. This is your brain on liberalism. Any questions?)
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To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
If you read the LP platform, they're pro-abortion.

If you ask those here, who claim to be L/libertarians,you'll find that they're all over the place...some are pro-abortion,others are pro-life,and some are in between,saying that some abortion is okay,late/partial birth abortion isn't.

As a matter of fact,FR's L/libertarians don't agree on much,as a group and some don't agree with 98% of what the LP has to say.

113 posted on 04/24/2004 6:41:30 PM PDT by nopardons
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