Won't disagree with you there. And yet, for many, if not most, it becomes a moral question of recreational drug use at the exclusion of all other matters of importance. Who makes this issue nearly the centerpiece of contemporary Libertarianism? Insiders or allies? Ideological rivals, perhaps? And why?
Good question. But legalized drugs is not the only focus of libertarians. They are pro-amnestry, pro-gay marriage, for open borders, and a whole host of other liberal ideals.
And the liberal FReepers we still have around here are very clever in distancing themselves from the pro-gay marriage concerns, as that would get them zotted, so what do they yammer on and on and on about?
Legalized drugs.
You can see the liberalism oozing out of every pore as they spew forth Barney Frank/Ron Paul talking points on marijuana. They think themselves very clever has they hide behind the Constitution as they bad mouth SoCons. One of them (on this thread now) evidently is a paid agitator from NORML, as he cuts and pastes bullet points from their website on a daily basis.
You ask what makes legalized drugs the centerpiece of libertarians? FReepers do. And JimRob tolerates this.
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