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Originally Posted by ZooKeeper
After typing the above, I noticed a good quote at the top of the page - "There is no single theory that can be safely identified as the libertarian theory, and probably no single principle or set of principles on which all libertarians can agree."
I need to keep reading.
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I think with most philosophies, there usually not one principle that defines it but several. For me, libertarians tend to be narcissistic in their economic approach. As I mentioned about it was a blend of lazier fare and free market thinking. The view attracted the conservatives in the late 60's and early 70's because of the draft. They were able to be anti-communist and not fight in the hot war. The draft was consider government intrusion into the life of free people. Like communism, libertarianism places it faith in the people to do the right thing in the "right" environment. While I believe most people are honest, it is the dishonest ones that will corrupt the Utopian society to become a hellish nightmare.
A person mentioned the only difference in a criminal and a politician, is that the politician is better dressed. Our political system survives because the founding father knew humans can not be trusted. That with out checks and balance keeps the power from being consolidated in the hands of a single person/group, if not we are to doom to live in tyranny. Systems like communism, libertarianism that believe humans will rise to highest level and maintain a pure Utopian world, IMHO, have the seeds of their own destruction built in.
On profiling, I could use a boost in my reputation, if I had one.
(The modern day militias as whole give the name militia a very bad name.)