If the idea of "Libertarianism" can be impugned by it's relation to the word "Libertine", can the ideas behind "liberty" also be impugned?
Is it possible that one can have certain opinions as it applies to religion and moral rights and wrongs, and different opinions as it applies to the appropriate use of collective force? For example, could one believe that it is morally wrong to:.....
*hire a prostitute
*cheat on your wife
*drink alcohol
*smoke marijuana
*use the Lord's name in vain
*be greedy
*covet your neigbor's stuff
*masturbate
*have gay sex
....while at the same time believing that we should not use collective force to engage in violence against someone who does such things?
“Is it possible that one can have certain opinions....”
My OPINION is this. Except for 2nd Ammendment issues, Libertarians have no problem with things and practices that SHOULD NEVER be allowed to be practiced freely. That is to be LIBERTINE. I vehemently object to that and always will. I consider “Libertarinism” to be a horrid thing that is every bit as bad a liberalism. Actually, it is moral liberalism - a anything goes version of “I’m OK and you are OK.” A “vice” (like prostitution or illicit drugs) is never a liberty...and it is a perversion of the word to link the two.
The students at Liberty University that pulled that stunt should be disciplined and quite possibly expelled for NOT upholding the moral standards and decorum expected of student at that institution. They knew the standards and views of that institution when they enrolled and had to agree to them. Paul is NOT conservative. And quite frankly he is a corrupter of the naïve youth of the country. I consider him worse than the left. His father was a nut case and he is little better.