The Foreign Policy Analogy (Conservative vs Liberal vs Libertarian)

me | 11/26/01 | me

[Texaggie79]

Keep in mind this is an analogy to foreign policy, so please refrain from the drug legalization issue. That is not pertinent to this topic.

[Texaggie79]

Ping...

[The Green Goblin]

A rather poor analogy, if I may say so...

[Sir Gawain]

ping

[oldvike]

Why didn't this analogy say anything about libertarians wanting to legalize drugs? ;-D

[Texaggie79]

read my last comment.

[oldvike]

read my last comment.

What comment? LOL

[coloradan]

Non-Harry Browne Libertarians

Since the gang shoots people and commits other forms of unprovoked violence on others, the residents there are authorized to return force. They are encouraged to be armed, including by gifts of weapons, ammuntion, and training from private charities that really do care about the well-being of children when they can't afford these things without assistance. This tempts some, but not all, of the gang members to go elsewhere in search of a safer working environment.

Furthermore, some members get fed up with the violence and set up watches. If one of the good guys is threatened with deadly physical force by a gang member within sight of a watchman, the members-on-duty kill the gang member, and since the watches move around, this could be anywhere. This takes care of almost all of the gang members that didn't move away at first.

The remaining gang members scale back considerably, and stop assaulting others for fear of being killed. And since business has dropped, the amount of hazardous chemicals they need to support their business subsides considerably, which places the other occupants, and the environment, in much less danger.

[A Navy Vet]

INCOMING!

[Texaggie79]

HAHA, like the residents could take on the gang. The gang is massive and can take then out easily. It just allows them to survive for now.

[Texaggie79]

I don't get it...

[oldvike]

Yes, I read your comment about not talking about drugs within this thread. Therefore I jokingly brought up the subject. Sheeshhh, some people can't take a joke.

[vladog]

Liberal/Libertarian both start with L enough said.

[coloradan]

I suppose it depends on what sorts of arms the foreign charities decide to donate, no? Besides, there might be some friends and relatives of these poor people, who however happen to live in nicer neighborhoods, who would want to go and serve as watchmen over in the bad area of town ... just for fun. I suppose this isn't too far from your "Conservative" viewpoint. Maybe there isn't that much difference - the standard Libertarian "no-first-use of force" principle goes out the window when the other guys assault, rob, and kill. Then, it's open season on the perpetrators and their assistants, as a simple matter of self-defense.

[tpaine]

Your participation on threads should be to discuss the issue at hand, the article topic and any discussion relating to that topic. Anything outside of that range can be cause for suspension.

[The Green Goblin]

HAHA, like the residents could take on the gang. The gang is massive and can take then out easily. It just allows them to survive for now.

Plus, every member the gang has super powers, including x-ray vision and the strength of twenty men. They do however seem to be weakened by certain types of green meteors that occasionally fall to earth.

[Texaggie79]

Oh, ok. I was confused because there actually are some people in this forum that are that dumb, and I knew you weren't one.

[Texaggie79]

Who are you talking to? This is MY thread I know what the topic is.

[Texaggie79]

Notice I used "Harry Browne and Lew Rockwell Libertarians" I know many Libertarian that agree with what we are doing in the Middle East.