There is not a single actual libertarian on earth who supports the war in Iraq because supporting the war in Iraq automatically exludes you from being a libertarian.
--- In [email protected], "Geof Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "3) What does the war in Iraq have to do with my discussion about > tariffs?" > > Simply that it is disingenuous to state, "I support using force > against those who violate the rights, person, or property of > non-consenting others.", when your previous statements indicate you > don't give a darn about the liberty of many others. If you meant what > you said, you wouldn't cling so violently to statements regarding the > absolute nature of the NAP. Support for the initiation of force > against those who violate rights, persons, and property is support for > the use of force to accomplish social and politcal ends. This is a > direct contradiction of the NAP. > These examples are used to highlight a lack of consistency in philosophy. > > And, of course, the Libertarian justification for war (any war), is > self defense. It is not a requirement of the NAP to wait for a > dictator to fully execute threats before eliminating that threat. > We can argue wheather threats made were credible and actions taken > were the best choice, but self defense is a firmly established > Libertarian principle. ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
