Sorry I'm late, love.
Lovely quote (nothing like an appeal to authority tackle an argument). Unfortunately the efficacy of it's use rests on a single assumption; that you think all libertarians believe hat the current Republican party is the lesser of two evils. Some still do... just.
And yet consider, if you will, that the past 6 yrs have convinced many of us otherwise. Taking that into account, the quote you use is rather irrelevant isn't it? I mean, it's one thing to vote for the lesser of two evils if one is to choose between, say, Jimmy Carter and Joseph Stalin, in which case one must, with a sigh, compromise one's principles in the name of expedience. But the issue here is that the lesser of two evils in this two party system has become increasingly difficult to isolate, and the expedience simply doesn't significantly justify the attenuation of ones principles
What I really like about that particular quote you use is that, by and large, it's one of the favorites used to support the intrusive economic policies of the democrats. Regard:-
'2. By withholding unnecessary opportunities from a few, to increase the inequality of property, by an immoderate, and especially an unmerited, accumulation of riches. 3. By the silent operation of laws, which, without violating the rights of property, reduce extreme wealth towards a state of mediocrity, and raise extreme indigence towards a state of comfort.'
Incidentally, he later criticized his views on suffrage in these 5 proposals for exactly the reasons Democrats like to use them. Namely because he recognized that tyranny by majority, if that majority happened to own less, would almost certainly come into conflict with property rights. That is, if a majority decided someone had too much money, the majority might be inclined to take it. Hmm... now who does that remind you of?
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Appeal to authority? It was Madison, one of those fellows you folks purport to revere and one of the greatest political visionaries the world has ever known. I'm honored to meet someone who considers himself a man of greater perception and brilliance than Madison, didn't think there were too many around.
But the issue here is that the lesser of two evils in this two party system has become increasingly difficult to isolate
And there it is... you're one of those mental giants that sees little difference between the GOP and the overtly anti-American Democrat traitors. That single fact combined with your rather obvious ego makes any further discussion absolutely pointless.
Goodnight.