Posted on 06/14/2013 6:21:32 AM PDT by National Review
” how is it that not a single country in the world in the early twenty-first century is organized along libertarian lines?”
The US Constitution is. Without question it is about limited government. One socialist after another has been trying to take it over and control it ever since it was born.
Torah, Schmorah. Agro-urban? Is America agro-urban? In any event, we're still here, but we've only been around 238 years or so. Sorry we couldn't have started sooner.
I don't have any preconceived notion about how the tribal system is "supposed" to function. As far as I'm concerned, it's supposed to function however its individuals decide it's supposed to function, presuming it doesn't trample the unalienable rights of said individuals. Anything else is sub-optimum.
The libertarian ends up precipitating government control at the expense of freedom because of the emphasis upon the individual at the expense of family.
Still laughable. Your broad-brush smear on libertarians is neither justified nor accurate. The onus of backing up your assertion is on you. Provide evidence of your claim. How is the emphasis on the individual at the "expense" of the family? What individual rights must necessarily be curtailed to prevent such a situation?
When individuals are fully empowered, families (loosely defined) are at their strongest and most independent.
Are you saying "It takes a village?"
You criticize libertarian ideas when you have exhibit no clue as to what they are. It’s the straw man you set up that you knock down. Liberals often do that with conservatism.
If this is an official NR account, welcome to FR and thank you for reaching out to FReepers.
Libertarianism is just another political party.
Its amazing to see how the values and the party platforms of libertarians have evolved in the last 20 years or so.
Why you take offense at the concept of a libertarian system?
Libs are just another political venue in this country clammoring for their spot in the sun. For their piece of the pie. And for that 420 to be legal.
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I don’t take offense. It’s just that your straw man arguments have no place on this intelligent board. If you don’t want freedom, that’s your choice, and maybe your last one, because if you’re not free, your only choices are slavery or death. Keep your power hungry hands off the rest of us.
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