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To: tberry
Libertarianism does not offer a way of life; it offers liberty, so that each person is free to adopt and act upon his own values and moral principles

This is what too many "conservatives" can not get past. They believe the government should enforce a way of life, which actually makes them nowhere close to a "conservative".

What a person does with his or her life is vital and important, but is simply irrelevant to libertarianism.

Same thing here. Both dems and repubs want to rule everyone's life, just in different ways. Neither can get over their childish desire to have people only do what they want them to.

25 posted on 01/15/2002 7:19:28 AM PST by FreeTally
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To: tberry;FreeTally;Always Right
small "l" bump

Both dems and repubs want to rule everyone's life, just in different ways. I agree

I am not sure what you mean by coercion: from my "born and bred in the briar patch" experience, "coercion" means selfrighteous, judgemental, relentless, "don't darken our doorway unless you agree" harrassment, "for our own good"

105 posted on 01/15/2002 8:28:09 AM PST by mamaduck
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