Cory, sans universal physical aggression truce, libertarianism can describe a dictator, an oligarchy and so on, since the rulers certainly have 'liberty'
Please see what I wrote in LIMITED vs UNIVERSAL Libertarianism at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/47412 -TLP --- In [email protected], "Cory Nott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you had read what I wrote correctly, you would have seen that I said "all > ideas on liberty lead toward the basic philosophy of non- aggression." > > I am not wrong. Your analogy, like the one about American being some sort of > corporate mall, is flawed. Libertarianism isn't a religion where everyone > must have one core belief or be left out in the cold. Liberty is objective, > but there may be different ideas on how to get there and just what liberty > fully is. I have a moral commitment to the premise of the NAP but I would > not require other libertarians to have that same moral value. I'm happy if > they accept that is the best principle, or think it's generally a good idea > to an extent greater than what we have in government today. > > I'm also wondering why Satan worshippers aren't Christians according to your > definition. Most Satan worshippers believe in Jesus of Nazareth - they just > don't worship Him. Also, what about those people who believe Jesus existed > but don't believe he was God and don't call themselves Christian? Maybe you > need to define the core belief of Christianity further, but I still don't > think it'll make for a good analogy. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Paul > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Purity > > > Wrong. Comparing Christianity to Libertarianism is an absolutely > perfect analogy. Christianity has a set belief system and so does > libertarianism. Christianity has a core belief that separates its > belief system from others. In this case the belief in Jesus of > Nazareth. In the case of Libertarianism it's the believe in and > support of the non-aggression principle. If someone does not believe > in the nap, the term "libertarianism" is as inappropriate for them as > is "Christianity" for a Satan worshiping. > > All paths do not lead to liberty. Some lead to aggression, and those > that lead to aggression always lead away from liberty. Aggression in > the name of liberty is like rape in the name of virginity. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > 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/
