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Old 12-16-2002, 12:23 PM   #31
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An interesting thesis is that Libertarianism is to the State what Protestantism is to the Roman church.
More a metaphor than a deep analysis.

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But what is the alternative to the superstitions of the Libertarians and Statists?
You'll have to pose a better question than this.

Just how do you define a "Statist" ?
Please name the supersitions - in your opinion - of "Statists".
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Old 12-16-2002, 12:47 PM   #32
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<strong>I think that the problem is that its true believers are so vocal on the bulletin boards. </strong>
I fail to see how this is different from any other political ideology.

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Old 12-16-2002, 12:47 PM   #33
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At least primitivists or fascists or communists or chirstians or muslims are out trying to fight for their beliefs. LIbertarians post on message boards.
Yes, they're certainly unique in that regard.
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Old 12-16-2002, 12:49 PM   #34
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I fail to see how this is different from any other political ideology.
Define ideology.
Many loose ideologies are far less dogmatic and absolutist than Libertarianism.
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Old 12-16-2002, 12:50 PM   #35
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<strong>libertarians the most ideological people who never really do anything about their dogmatism.

At least primitivists or fascists or communists or chirstians or muslims are out trying to fight for their beliefs. LIbertarians post on message boards.</strong>
I find it the height of irony that you tell me that on a message board that you often dominate with the frequency of your posting diatribes.

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Old 12-16-2002, 12:51 PM   #36
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ha, well of course all kinds of ideolgists post on message boards. But what I meant is libertarians talk a lot but dont' do much.

Communists, anarchsits, faschists, monarchists etc... have all staged coups or fought revolutions to put their ideas in practice.

Anarchists, communists, quakers, shakers etc... have all made communes to practice their ideas.

libetarians have done none of this. Even though it would not be all that infeasible for them to buy an area and create a libertarian commune.
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Old 12-16-2002, 02:49 PM   #38
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Something wrong with working inside the system, August?

There's few things that I'd shoot a man for. Economic theory is not one of them.
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Old 12-16-2002, 03:00 PM   #39
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I am sick and tired of Libertarianism -- so, let me start out with the following, which I origianlly posted on epinions.com.
Very good rant, RED DAVE. 9 stars out of 10. Could have used more references to masturbation, but than any discussion of Rand does, so I don't fault you.
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Old 12-16-2002, 03:01 PM   #40
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libetarians have done none of this. Even though it would not be all that infeasible for them to buy an area and create a libertarian commune.</strong>
Where I live there is a Libertarian running for every major office and then some.

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