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Cal · 10-15-2002, 02:56 PM

Travis,

The government has been put in place in this country (as it is in every other civilized nation) to legislate and give the populace a behavioral compass.

I am in favor of free will, and the rights of expression and anything that does not infringe on the rights of others. But by giving people 'free reign' to run their own lives legally, it does result in anarchy, as you mentioned.

I am a humanist, which puts me at odds with Libertarians. It is our resposibility as humans to further society, not our own selfish goals. Libertarians represent all that is naive, greedy, and wrong with American society, in my opinion. It is the same attitude which is undermining our international and domestic policy, and turning the world against us.

Maybe you're right, maybe we need some sort of anarchistic revolt in the US to bring us back to reality. Unfortunately I see the undercurrents shifting more towards fascism than anarchy. Either way, Libertarianism will always remain an extreme party full of extremists. Note how it is the opposite of Authoritarian on their own website. You may hate right-wing extremists or radical liberals, but you are the equivalent counterpoint to fascism.

C.

10-15-2002, 02:56 PM
Cal Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 72	Travis, The government has been put in place in this country (as it is in every other civilized nation) to legislate and give the populace a behavioral compass. I am in favor of free will, and the rights of expression and anything that does not infringe on the rights of others. But by giving people 'free reign' to run their own lives legally, it does result in anarchy, as you mentioned. I am a humanist, which puts me at odds with Libertarians. It is our resposibility as humans to further society, not our own selfish goals. Libertarians represent all that is naive, greedy, and wrong with American society, in my opinion. It is the same attitude which is undermining our international and domestic policy, and turning the world against us. Maybe you're right, maybe we need some sort of anarchistic revolt in the US to bring us back to reality. Unfortunately I see the undercurrents shifting more towards fascism than anarchy. Either way, Libertarianism will always remain an extreme party full of extremists. Note how it is the opposite of Authoritarian on their own website. You may hate right-wing extremists or radical liberals, but you are the equivalent counterpoint to fascism. C.