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| July 30, 2002
| By Jeremy Lott
Posted on 07/30/2002 6:46:04 PM PDT by RANDomScout
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To: RANDomScout
The dawning realization that you might be qualified, after all, to run your own life, comes sooner for some than others.
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posted on
07/30/2002 6:58:00 PM PDT
by
gcruse
To: gcruse
For some, not at all.
To: gcruse
A startlingly diverse group, the only common ground that all libertarians share is a desire to live in a society in which people are truly free – of wars, of petty government regulations, of a creeping Puritanism that holds suspect any fun activity. That might be a pipe dream...Doper Alert!
To: RANDomScout
Liberty--it shouldn't be just for the elite any more.
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posted on
07/30/2002 7:08:31 PM PDT
by
sourcery
To: RANDomScout
indeed
To: RANDomScout
Libertarians are sometimes damned as purists, but at least they aren’t as predictable or as boring as their sniping counterparts on the right and left.Sure they are. They're the first to whine about their "rights" and the last to acknowledge any responsiblity.
To: Willie Green
Stop yer whining!
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posted on
07/30/2002 7:36:38 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: Willie Green
Sure they are. They're the first to whine about their "rights" and the last to acknowledge any responsiblity. Right in the 10 ring.
To: Willie Green
Sure they are. They're the first to whine about their "rights" and the last to acknowledge any responsiblity. Based on this post, I would say you know very little about what libertarians believe. What "their 'rights'" are you refering to? Responsibility for what, exactly, are they not acknowledging?
To: sourcery
Liberty--it shouldn't be just for the elite any more. How about:
Liberty-it's everywhere you want to be.
Where do you want to be free today?
Liberty is Job 1!
Anyone else?
To: RANDomScout
One of the great things about laissez-faire types is that they’re not in power and – truth be told – they have no desire to beLOL..and truth be told they really would like power but can't garner more than .03% of the vote.
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posted on
07/30/2002 7:50:49 PM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: JMJ333
Not speaking for libertarians in general but the author of this piece has done them no favor. Hell it sounds more like the high school chess club than a "serious" movement.
To: *libertarians
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To: Willie Green
They're the first to whine about their "rights"
and the last to acknowledge any responsiblity.
You're a liar, Willie. If anyone is against
government nannyism protecting the
individual's self inflected boo-boos,
it is the libertarian.
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posted on
07/30/2002 8:00:47 PM PDT
by
gcruse
To: JMJ333
and truth be told they really would like power but can't garner more than .03% of the vote. Ah! You confuse the little l's with the big L's. Certainly, there is a good deal of overlap between those that espouse libertarian priciples and those that are active in the LP. I, myself, am not a joiner. I don't belong to any political party, have never held or sought office, and vote or not depending the issues or candidates at hand. I don't want power, I just want to live my life, peacefully and with respect for the rights of others around me to do the same. One more thing, one presidential election is not necessarily indictative of the support of any party, especially this last election.
To: Texasforever
Yeah..The title is a sure give away. Like cool dude! Totally!
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posted on
07/30/2002 8:16:02 PM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: RANDomScout
The majority of libertarians on this forum and elsewhere are moral liberals. I'm sure the small "l" libertarains are not like this to a large extent, but regardless it overshadows the entire movement with a black cloud.
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posted on
07/30/2002 8:18:51 PM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: RANDomScout
I would say you know very little about what libertarians believe.Actually, I had a much higher opinion of Libertarian philosophy prior to engaging many in discussion on a wide variety of issues on this forum. Based on that experience, I've come to the conclusion that Libertarian philosophy is an excercise in narcissistic irresponsibility -- a distinctive lack of moral compass and self-restraint that precludes any sense of obligation to the community. In fact, they are often the most vocal defendents of behavior that lower community standards of decency, all in the name of "liberty".
No, I've learned quite a bit about libertarians on this forum.
IMHO, libertarians damage their own image with the example they set.
To: Texasforever
Willie Green:
Sure they are. They're the first to whine about their "rights" and the last to acknowledge any responsiblity.
Right in the 10 ring.
9 posted on 7/30/02 7:38 PM Pacific by Texasforever
Two whiny little anti-libertarian punks, showing off their own irresponsible behavior. How typical.
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posted on
07/30/2002 8:28:38 PM PDT
by
tpaine
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