See, Libertarians aren't all that bad. (technically speaking, Libertarianism isn't radical enough for my tastes)
As for our disagreement on why in the United States their aren't as many murderers as pot smokers -- me saying they don't murder based on moral conscience and you saying they don't murder because it's against the law -- I guess we'll have to agree that we disagree.
Book of Job stuff. Are American's civil due to their high moral principals or simply because of the consequences of misbehavior? The answers to this question are speculative, you have to do the experiment to find out. Given what I've seen of human nature, my guess is that we aren't as civil as most people would like to believe.
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 1:11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
See, Libertarians aren't all that bad. (technically speaking, Libertarianism isn't radical enough for my tastes)
So many people mislead themselves by getting hung up on collectivist-type labels/groupings. I'm not a Libertarian, Republican, or Democrat. Though when others take it upon themselves to decide that I should have a label they usually err to labeling me a Libertarian, but sometimes label me a liberal just because they have their head stuck in labels and think labels are effective argument. I have no party affiliation and chose not to label myself. Nor do I refer to individuals by a political label.
Are American's civil due to their high moral principals or simply because of the consequences of misbehavior?
Conscience has the consequence of looking in the mirror.
The answers to this question are speculative, you have to do the experiment to find out. Given what I've seen of human nature, my guess is that we aren't as civil as most people would like to believe.
When United States government stays within its constitutional duties as the founders intended, that experiment will be at hand. We'll see how many women turn to prostitution and how many men take them up on the offer and how many people chose to do heroine ands other hard drugs. Their may be an initial increase in all vices and I think the distribution increase will follow the same as the current distribution. For example, a million people will try marijuana and ten thousand will try heroine.