Please folks... if you're going to slag Libertarians (the=
 Libertarian
party and their beliefs as they exist in the United States) -- at=
 least
be informed. So far everything that's been put forward here=
 about
Libertarians is pretty far from reality.

http://www.lp.org/issues/

"Libertarians believe the answer to America's political problems=
 is the
same commitment to freedom that earned America its greatness: a=
 free-
market economy and the abundance and prosperity it brings; a=
 dedication
to civil liberties and personal freedom that marks this country=
 above
all others; and a foreign policy of non-intervention, peace, and=
 free
trade as prescribed by America's founders."

(Source: The Libertarian Party: A Short History, 2000)

Matt Pobursky
Maximum Performance Systems

On Sat, 12 Oct 2002 16:28:59 +1300, Russell McMahon wrote:
>>>Libertarians (the original poster was quoting a Libertarian
>>>propaganda feed) only care about reducing government to the=
 point
>>>where everyone is living in an unsafe world without=
 healthcare, but
>>>"no taxes". =A0And
>better
>>>keep your gun loaded, and close at hand.
>
>I recall a definition I saw somewhere long ago -
>
>"A Libertarian is a person who desires a strong Police force to=

>protect them from their slaves."
>
>IMO, Libertarians views are often reasonable enough if each=
 person
>could live and act without influencing or being influenced by=
 all
>others. As soon as one interacts with other people liberty and=
 rights
>needs be tempered by the =A0liberty and rights of others and their=

>system crumbles.
>
>cf Donne's obvious but salutary "No man is an island complete=
 unto
>himself".If we could find a suitable island to send all the
>Libertarians to maybe they would be happy ? :-)

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