Tag: libertarianism
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December 18, 2007 11:09 PM EST --
Many Americans who are used to thinking about politics with the familiar left-right map - can't figure out what libertarians are. Libertarians weren't left-wing, they weren't right-wing, they . . .
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November 14, 2009 01:18 AM EST --
Recently, a lot of people have questioned what I mean by "Libertarian". The definition of "Libertarian" to which I subscribe is "Moderate Libertarianism" ... I'm a " Red . . .
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November 22, 2007 03:04 PM EST --
Consider the following hypothetical scenarios:
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You have worked at your company for several years; you finished your Masters Degree in your . . .
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November 16, 2007 11:45 AM EST --
Your family can kiss anything you want to leave when you die good-bye. I have never agreed with the Death Tax, to me it seems the government has no right to take anything from my family that I worked . . .
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December 17, 2007 05:26 AM EST --
All major flaws in government arise from a fear of making radical internal changes even though a need is clearly seen. Most of this fear comes from the fear of upsetting the bureaucracy.
To understand . . .
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January 02, 2008 12:40 AM EST --
Why vote Libertarian? The Libertarian Party recognize that there are those who have certain issues that are of particular importance. Libertarians refuse to pander to special interest groups like . . .
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November 14, 2005 06:06 PM EST --
Libertarianism is based on the idea of negative liberty: that no individual should suffer coercion; all should be free to do as they will so long as it does not interfere with others. This is a deeply . . .
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July 16, 2007 12:37 PM EDT --
The original Republican manifesto with its dedication to a shift toward individualism and the pioneer spirit, superiority of local powers and against centralized government has had a long tradition of . . .
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March 29, 2007 06:06 PM EDT --
Andrew Sullivan "fisks" David Brooks today. And in the course of so doing, he writes:
But bigger government always means less personal liberty. This is simply a fact, not an opinion. The trade-off . . .
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October 26, 2007 09:31 PM EDT --
I post quite frequently to various message threads in USENET newsgroup alt.politics.libertarian (where I post/read from) and I really start to wonder if both Republicans and Democrats are just incredibly . . .
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December 17, 2007 04:18 AM EST --
In my mind the 6 Most Dangerous Words In The English Language are "There Ought To Be A Law!"
What this amounts to is the simple fact that no law or government program passed to date has solved . . .
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January 22, 2008 03:15 AM EST --
If one does a Google search on "HR 1955" (the bill number for the "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism of 2007") you will recieve around 17,500 hits. All of them blogs, . . .
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October 15, 2007 07:58 PM EDT --
For the past few years I have been participating on and off in political discussions in the USENET newsgroup alt.politics.libertarian. Within this newsgroup, I get to see a wide variety of posts, some . . .
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November 15, 2005 06:15 PM EST --
An often unstated tension in modern politics is the difference between negative rights and positive rights. Negative rights are those that state a person has the right to not be restricted by another person, . . .
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September 28, 2009 01:24 PM EDT --
Great, something else to have to worry about as a parent
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03:56 PM PDT on Friday, September 25, 2009
KING5.com
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In a study . . .
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October 27, 2007 03:23 AM EDT --
There is a certain type of so called anarchist doesn't believe in rights, they want what they want and don't really give a damn about who they hurt directly or indirectly through their cowardly . . .
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January 01, 2008 04:35 PM EST --
[ If any of you are wondering why I started the Vigilant society, this is why. Heads up in Arizona, Michigan, Vermont, Washington and coming soon to California - JV ]
Electronic monitoring of . . .
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October 14, 2007 12:14 PM EDT --
Compassionate Capitalism? It sounds like a contradictions in terms, like 'cruel kindness' or 'living death'. To many, "capitalism" means "dog-eat-dog, law of the jungle, . . .
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January 19, 2008 12:17 PM EST --
If you haven't read the classic SF novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein, the whole Simon Jester thing may be confusing to you.
Simon Jester was the "imaginary" . . .
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October 17, 2008 04:40 AM EDT --
Technological innovations and advances: Because capitalists’ control how technology is used, many of the computer’s potential gains are not realized. Capitalists enhance this conflict that may lead to . . .
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