I can find reasonable fault for some of Rothbards points. On the
other hand say a group did want to build an alter to Rothbard ( who
would probally tun over in his grave if they did), those who don't
like get can move on, they don't have to belong to that
Group.
In fact that is what Rothbard says he did, it is said that he
belong to the Ayn Rand group she told him to leave his wife if she
would not being a Catholic. He told Rand where to get off and left
the group. I don't know if the story is true anyway he left, maybe he
was kicked out but neither him or the Rand group was worse for wear
because he left. Before and After Ayn Rands death there was splits
the the Objectivist groups, a little healthy competition of ideas.---
In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yeah, sooo. What is your point.
>
> Are you saying that you want to force everyone in the libertarian
> movement to sign some silly pledge and worship at the alter or
> gravestone of Murray Rothbard?
>
> If the "fiscally conservative/socially tolerant" moniker were so
> meaningless, than why is it that the Libertarian Party itself
> invented the phrase in the 1980s? I remember LP bumper stickers
> saying precisely that. My favorite one of all time: "Vote
> Libertarian; We're Pro-Choice on Everything."
>
> Didn't say: "Vote Libertarian: We want to Abolish Government."
>
> I was attracted to the LP precisely because the Party was basically
> Conservatives who were Pro-Choice, not becuase I wanted to abolish
> government.
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary"
> <linnabary51@> wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <ericdondero@>
> >
> > But Steven, that is precisely the point.
> >
> > What are the principles?
> >
> > You say allegiance to some pledge hoisted upon the LP in the
1970s
> by
> > Rothbard, Raimondo and the Radical Caucus.
> >
> > I say, a basic belief in "fiscaly conservatism and social
> tolerance."
> >
> > Nobody owns the term "libertarian."
> >
> > ###
> >
> > You are of course correct that nobody owns the label
> of "libertarian". And
> > everybody so it seems wants to be associated with libertarian
> ideals, such
> > as Bill Clinton's claim of being libertarian. There is even a
> socialistic
> > democrat (I know that is redundant) in California that is running
> as a
> > "libertarian democrat". Weird.
> >
> > Likewise, nobody "owns" the democrat or republican moniker.
> Afterall, there
> > is absolutely nothing democratic about the democrat party. And
the
> > republicans have to share names and ideals with such groups as
> Irish
> > Republican Army and the Iraq Republican Guard.
> >
> > And the "fiscal conservative and social tolerance" belief is
> meaningless
> > when you consider that Kerry could be argued to be more fiscally
> > conservative and socially tolerant than Bush.
> >
> > PEACE
> > Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer
> > Franklin County Libertarian Party
> > (614) 891-8841
> > P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115
> >
> > "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent
> revolution
> > inevitable" John F. Kennedy
> >
>
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