Herding cats is often the words used to describe organzing libertarians and I think that is actually good.LIbertarians understand the great benfits of Hayeks Spotaneous order of the marketplace and the development of social institutions.--- In [email protected], Jim Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Everyone - > > As I've mentioned a couple of times, I'm new to the > group. I'm trying to learn more about libertarianism > in all it's various forms. This chain of e-mails > interests me because it obviously highlight's a core > difference of opinion regarding a very important issue > facing our country. I had the extremely naive notion > that most people in this group would feel one way or > the other about the war (and I honestly wasn't sure > which way that would be). I should've known it wasn't > that simple (and did, sort of), but I've found that > most people within one party pretty much have the same > position (dems = antiwar, repubs = for war). And I do > know it varies to a degree. So I figured the > libertarians would likewise be one or the other . I'm > somewhat surprised to discover that isn't the case. > Like I mentioned in an earlier introductory e-mail, > I've always called myself a libertarian without > knowing totally what that means. I called myself > libertarian based on what I've learned about their > position on small government and personal liberties. > The war is the most divisive issue the country has > faced in my lifetime (I'm 44 - a touch too young to > remember much about Vietnam) and I'm trying to > reconcile my thoughts and feelings about the war with > my libertarian philosophy. It's tricky. I'd be very > interested to hear how other people have dealt with > this (or continue to try and deal with it as the chain > of e-mails suggests). > > Best, > > Jim > > --- James Landrith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It gets even worse. Sailor boy wants to grant > > special rights to veterans to > > violently suppress the First Amendment: > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30083 > > > > > > > > My response: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30233 > > > > > > > > > > > > And, of course, Donderberg thinks that Bush is "the > > most libertarian > > President possibly in the history of the United > > States, and the Libertarian > > Party Libertarians just yawn." > > > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30293) > > > > > > > > And his insane claim that Bush is "a radical > > extremist libertarian", which > > he has repeatedly denied saying, but is stored in > > the archives here (see > > Eric's subject line): > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30812 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > James Landrith > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 > > AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 > > MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith > > Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com > > The Multiracial Activist - > > http://www.multiracial.com > > The Abolitionist Examiner - > > http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of kiddleddee > > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 1:49 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: War Hawk or Chicken Hawk > > > > > > > > --- In Libertarian@ > > <mailto:Libertarian%40yahoogroups.com> > > yahoogroups.com, > > "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > I'm 43. Already did my 4 years. But I have > > considered joining the > > > National Guard. Regular services will not take me > > at my age, but the > > > Guard will. > > > > > > Plus, I do serve as a 20 year Federal Appointee to > > the Selective > > > Service Board - Houston Region. Very much a > > Military operation. > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > > So now we learn that not only is Dondero a statist, > > but that he is > > actually a government bureaucrat! And not just any > > government > > bureaucrat - he's on the Selective Slavery Board! > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
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