I'd rather stay at less than 2% and not sell out our principles. Also, libertarianism isn't the "fringe". In fact MOST Americans support libertarianism, but they just don't know it and nearly all of those are among those who don't vote.
Nobody who supports the war in Iraq is advocating libertarianism. Nobody who supports the Patriot Act is advocating libertarianism. Nobody who believes Bush is embracing libertarianism. --- In [email protected], "Geof Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" > <linnabary51@> wrote: > > > > > > But referring to yourself as "libertarian" (or anything else for that > > matter) doesn't make it so. > > > > > > This brings up the question of whether Libertarianism is subjective or > objective. Why would we want to discourage people who consider > themselves Libertarian? There are many Catholics out there who > support abortion. The Catholic church has not seen fit to > excommunicate American Cathloics who support abortion. > We need as many Americans as possible to self identify as Libertarian. > Let's bring them in with open arms. Once we get them to think > outside the two party box, the more philosophically minded can > introduce them to Rothbard, Hayek, Rand, etc. > There is no point in the philosophical Imams of Purity 'expelling' or > 'exposing' those who are not 'true believers.' This party will never > grow beyond the 2% fringe if we expect every member to pass > philosophical muster. > 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/
