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To: Ol' Sparky
The problem is that libertarians are trying to reshape conservativism into social liberalism and moral relativism.

I'm not trying to reshape the conservative movement into anything. I'm not a conservative, nor do I pretend to be. I am a moral absolutist, and I subscribe to the only morally justifiable political absolute. The moral absolute of inalienable rights. I consider inalienable rights to be the highest political ideal, and recognize them as inviolable by the state or by individuals. That's what makes me a libertarian.

If libertarians win this battle, the conservative movement may just be dead.

The conservative movement as a consistent and viable force for liberty is already dead. It committed suicide with the gun called "big-government socialism" quite some time ago.

The Democrats would love to run against an opposition that wants to legalize drugs.

And since the democrats would "love to run against an opposition that wants to eliminate socialism", you promptly make excuses for your own support of it, and go about the business of handing out my money like it's candy.

It is that failure of principle which is destroying conservatism..... Not some libertarian boogeyman.

272 posted on 02/07/2002 10:12:35 AM PST by OWK
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To: OWK
I've been away for awhile, and I'm damn glad to see that OWK is still tellin' it like it is.
277 posted on 02/07/2002 10:14:29 AM PST by Hemingway's Ghost
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