Anyone who thinks that the government has the right/authority to take my money at the point of a gun to support its programs - whether to fight its wars, enable its militarized police forces, or pay for its socialized health schemes, or any of the rest of it - is not a libertarian. Period!
--- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [ModeratorNote: > > What 'Justifies' IINITIATING Physical Force? > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/51720 > > -TLP ] > > > > Again, how do you think Kinky Friedman would score on the World's > Smallest Political Quiz? > > My guess 80/80, about identical to Jesse Ventura. > > Do you disagree with that assessment? > > Would you say Kinky would get a 70/70? Fine. That's STILL > LIBERTARIAN. > > Only if you give Kinky less than 66/66 could you classify Kinky as > anything but a Libertarian. And even if he got 60/60 that means he'd > be a libertarian-leaning Centrist. > > It's all a matter of perspective. If you're a 100/100 Libertarian > anybody less than you is "not really a libertarian." > > > > > --- In [email protected], <boyd.w.smith@> wrote: > > > > You know better than that Eric. There is way more than that to be > a libertarian. It is more than fiscal conservatism and support for > the repeal of drug/substance prohibition. There is the whole > government out of our lives, our money and our existence. Kinky > while having some libertarian ideas, supports a government health > care system. That is very anti-libertarian. The very last place > government should be involved in is with my health care. My doctor > and I should be the ones to decide my care and who if anyone should > be able to offer input. And government being an inherently evil and > destructive entity is not on the list for an ethical system. > > > > BWS > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Eric Dondero Rittberg <ericdondero@> > > Date: Monday, October 2, 2006 6:50 am > > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: We don't need 2 Libertarians in Debate > for Texas Governor > > > > > Hmmn. So somebody who is a Fiscal Conservtive and supports > > > Marijuana > > > Legalization is "not a libertarian?" > > > > > > We should reserve the term libertarian for use only by > individuals > > > who subscribe 100% to the Radical Caucus version of the > > > Libertarian > > > Party platform, and do not deviate one iota, huh? > > > > > > Yeah Baby! Exclusion NOT Inclusion!! That's the way to build > our > > > movement. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Andr� Kenji de Kenji > de" > > > <andrekenjilistas2@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Eric > > > > > > > > I like Kinky Friedman. I would vote for him if I were a texan. > > > But > > > he is no > > > > libertarian. > > > > > > > > Andr霮> > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
