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To: presidio9
This is about where I like to remind all the libertarian lurkers who are about to get pinged into ths theard that President Reagan strongly opposed libertarianism.

You are sadly, selectively, willingly misinformed.

128 posted on 03/19/2010 9:08:06 PM PDT by elkfersupper (Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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To: elkfersupper
You are sadly, selectively, willingly misinformed.

Sorry, but Reagan's complete rejection of libertarianism is an obvious histrorical fact. But since you're calling me a liar, I'll humor you and encourage you to tell me why.

189 posted on 03/24/2010 11:36:31 AM PDT by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does)
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To: elkfersupper
Ronald Reagan quote:

"If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals–if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is. Now, I can’t say that I will agree with all the things that the present group who call themselves Libertarians in the sense of a party say, because I think that like in any political movement there are shades, and there are libertarians who are almost over at the point of wanting no government at all or anarchy. I believe there are legitimate government functions. There is a legitimate need in an orderly society for some government to maintain freedom or we will have tyranny by individuals. The strongest man on the block will run the neighborhood. We have government to insure that we don’t each one of us have to carry a club to defend ourselves. But again, I stand on my statement that I think that libertarianism and conservatism are travelling the same path."

Then again, he appointed Elibeth Dole as Secretary of Transportation, who resisted repeal of the nationwide 55 MPH speed limit, mandated seatbelts and that stupid 3rd brakelight. She also empowered MADD, so you may actually be right for the wrong reasons.

199 posted on 03/24/2010 7:59:16 PM PDT by elkfersupper (Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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