Now that we've had a flame from an "anti-Libertarian" about having his
articles labelled strawman arguments, I must ask the $64,000 question:
Exactly what do you think that the Libertarians believe, Tim? The last
time someone asked this question, he got a bunch of responses to the tune
of "Libertarianism is the root of all evil, while Socialism is the human
race's salvation and destiny." But I don't want anything like that. No,
Tim, imagine a gentle, warm-hearted, and intelligent Libertarian. They do
exist, you know. Anyway, what do you think such a person would believe?
What would be the backbone of his/her philosophy?
And why am I posting this to the net instead of mailing it? Because this
is not just a question to Tim, this is an opinion poll. If you feel your
definition of Libertarianism shows a unique perspective, then please post
your answer to the question in the previous paragraph. If you don't, then
please mail your opinion to me. I will summarize the results after a week
or so. Also, please specify whether or not you are pro-, anti-, or neutral
to Libertarianism.
--
Greg Kuperberg
harvard!talcott!gjk
"No Marxist can deny that the interests of socialism are higher than the
interests of the right of nations to self-determination." -Lenin, 1918
--Barry
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Barry Fagin @ University of California, Berkeley
Talk about a fire starter! OK, I'll bite. I don't like Libertarianism (and
generally, libertarians). I don't like any political, social, or philosophical
order that would determine "might makes right". I know that's not a "definition
of Libertarianism", but it is, in a nut shell, a pretty good indication of the
underlying philosophy of this movement.
BTW, Libertarians, don't flame me. I consider you as viable an alternative to
the Republicrats and Democrans as I do the Right-to-Life or Wrokers World
parties. Therefore, I see no reason to treat your attacks with any more
concern than I would their's.
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Where did you get this strange notion about libertarianism? Have I been
sloppy?
By the way, I am about hald done writing a huge ``magnum opus'' :-) which
explains (for once and for all :-) ) where morals and rights come from.
A fairly large proportion of libertarians will be in agreement with this
statement (with a lot of quibbles. Libertarians love to quibble.) It
plunks me quite solidly in the ``might does not make right'' camp. I
will post this soon -- I think that it may be another ``life, the
universe and everything explained -- in 7 parts''.
Laura Creighton
utzoo!laura