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To: Carry_Okie

You’re just wrong. Libertarianism emphasizes individual freedom over government coercion, and ultimately government violence. You seem to favor the use of government violence against innocent individuals, if you oppose individual freedom, as you seem to imply.

“The libertarian ends up precipitating government control at the expense of freedom because of the emphasis upon the individual at the expense of family.”

Huh? where has that happened?


15 posted on 06/14/2013 10:00:31 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: Daveinyork
You seem to favor the use of government violence against innocent individuals, if you oppose individual freedom, as you seem to imply.

I didn't imply that. You made a twisted inference because I dared to criticize libertarian ideas as effectively half-baked, simply because individuals doing whatever they desire will necessarily find conflict regarding the use of property. I've been listening to them talk as if they will eventually figure out how to manage externalities and markets in risk for twenty years, with the same excuse, "We've got really smart people working on that." Well, they still are. Wake me up when the Von Mises Institute thinks they've got it right. Meanwhile, they use the excuse to hustle money.

Huh? where has that happened?

Nowhere, because libertarianism hasn't happened.

19 posted on 06/14/2013 10:16:31 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
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