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I am not a "Statist". I believe in very little government. Damned little government, really. I just believe that limited representative government does not mandate a passive tolerance for those who destroy their minds and souls with drugs, because the rest of us often have to pay for it for the rest of our lives.

I will ask you to trust me - with caution, if you desire, but trust me: when you get married and have children, and (if like me) you own guns, you will see the shadows of drug dealers (as well as terrorists) in the targets you fire at during practice rounds at the range.

My freedom includes the responsibility to protect my children from predators. The mistake our government has made is in federalizing the problem of drug abuse. State and local enforcement should be paramount. As for education, local control is vital. Dismantle the Department of Education and let localities control the process and content of education. That does not mean the content of learning ought to be "value neutral" - morals matter, and content ought to be reviewable by parents, not solely by the government or by teachers' unions.

And just so you know: when you are 50, it is quite likely that you'll look back at what you believed to be the indisputable truth when you were 30.....and smile.

I just believe that limited representative government does not mandate a passive tolerance for those who destroy their minds and souls with drugs, because the rest of us often have to pay for it for the rest of our lives.

The same can be said of any human behavior, including religion, and that argument can just as easily be used against whatever liberty I want to take from you.
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My freedom includes the responsibility to protect my children from predators. The mistake our government has made is in federalizing the problem of drug abuse. State and local enforcement should be paramount. As for education, local control is vital. Dismantle the Department of Education and let localities control the process and content of education. That does not mean the content of learning ought to be "value neutral" - morals matter, and content ought to be reviewable by parents, not solely by the government or by teachers' unions.

I don't understand your problem then; all of these things are for the most part compatible with libertarianism. Yet you saw fit to make it seem like there is something wrong with white single working guys being libertarians.

The drug dealers you fear are emboldened by our drug policy. New thinking is needed.

I share most of the same views, I don't need to have kids to see the truth.