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Originally Posted by Bill8
Very few people here seem to understand libertarian theory.
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Dude that's my point...lol
If anybody has to struggle to "understand" any political "theory" then it's not practical.
If a million people considered themselves to all be Libertarians...and one guy (like you for instance) tells them "no, you're not following libertarian theory"...
Then WHO is right?
LOL! I'm gonna go with the 1 million practicing "Libertarians" over the one guy talking "theory" everyday of the week.
You know what I'm saying. A political philosophy is only what people make of it. And Ron Paul is as close to what myself and millions of others believe to be Libertarian as we are going to see in this political season.
To ME...a Libertarian is someone who believes in freedom from govt. interference.
I don't believe the govt. has any rights to tell you what you can do with your own body for instance (drug use, etc.)
I don't believe the govt. has any rights to take my property or to tax me and give it to foreign countries in the form of foreign aid.
I don't believe the govt. has any rights to take my money and give it to poor people.
Those are just my thoughts. Nothing more. Arguments can be made against everything I said there. Good arguments. But bottom line is... i believe in individual FREEDOM.
And that's why I tend to think of myself as somewhat Libertarian...even if it doesn't fit a pre-conceived "theory" of Libertarianism.
