Geof, the 'hard core' libertarian view includes the notion of 'CREDIBLE threat'
Libertarianism's 'physical aggression truce' premise (aka NAP 'non-aggression principle' & ZAP 'zero aggression principle') thus accommodates a just and broad array of choices by free moral agents EXCEPT for the INITIATION, or CREDIBLE threat of initiation, of physical force against the person or justly acquired possessions of another. MoreAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30419 -Terry Liberty Parker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TerryLiberty --- In [email protected], "Geof Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "wgilbert02" <buckygilbert@> wrote: > > > > > > I suppose, following your logic, if North Korea had missile silos > > aimed and ready to fire at the US and openly declared on such and > > such a day and time they would blast us, we should wait for the great > > UN to decide for us how we should defend ourselves. This is the > > exact logic many followed when they believed that the League of > > Nations could prevent WWII. > > My understanding of the 'hard core' Libertarian view is that, yes, we > should wait before the attack upon US ships or soil before taking > military action. > > I believe this is similar to the non-interventionist view before WWI > and then, in relation to Hitler, after the invasion of Poland in 1939 > until Germany declared war on the US. That is why I also believe, if > this view is put in action with respect to terrorism, we will > accumulate many more dead Americans until total war is declared. > > I do not subscribe to the view that, even if we withdraw every last > American troop to US soil, the terrorists will just leave us alone. > Based on that, I think we should do it to them before they do it to us. > 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/
