Re:How Peter Thiel’s Palantir helped expand the NSA’s global...
by humanrebar on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @11:37AM
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> It seems to be focused on restricting government action, like you said, not restricting the actions of individuals.
Libertarians believe in restricting actions. They just think having the government do it in all cases is an overreach and harmful. If citizens want, through free speech, new mores, and free association, to eliminate tobacco addiction, that's not a big problem. In contrast, having the government throw people in jail over cigarettes is not acceptable.
Libertarians believe in restricting actions. They just think having the government do it in all cases is an overreach and harmful. If citizens want, through free speech, new mores, and free association, to eliminate tobacco addiction, that's not a big problem. In contrast, having the government throw people in jail over cigarettes is not acceptable.