[risk]

I would agree with both of you both on most issues related to concepts surrounding the rule of law. However, I'm comparing Libertarians to Democrats. What I'm arguing is that the philosophical argument for small government is far less dangerous to us than the internationalist central planners.

I also agree that there are Libertarians who have fallen for the most effective anti-gunners in history, George Soros.

But a free republic requires loyal dissent as well as its zealots. We have loyal American Libertarians posting here day in and day out with their own unique points of view. America needs everyone pulling together. I have more hope for our Libertarians than our Democrats.

[Dead Corpse]

I'm not a Christian but...

AMEN....

[Squeako]

But a free republic requires loyal dissent as well as its zealots. We have loyal American Libertarians posting here day in and day out with their own unique points of view. America needs everyone pulling together. I have more hope for our Libertarians than our Democrats.

That first line is a beauty, stressing loyal dissent, not this "hate America, blame it first" attitude found among Greens and Dems. I think many would agree that conservative libertarians are often merely small government Republicans. The ones that fall under the Soros spell are the left-leaning potheads who don't see what else he does (there are hard right nationalist potheads out there who loath Soros). These left-leaners also like the ACLU, not paying attention to direct anti-civil liberty action they take.

[WildTurkey]

I have more hope for our Libertarians than our Democrats.

I would have also if it weren't for them coming back from a recruting drive at a NORML convention in gay, socialist San Francisco with glowing reports about how they had so much in common and thought it was a fertile recruiting ground for new LP'ers.