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Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by rayiner on Saturday November 17, 2012 @12:29AM (#4797325)
There is a self-consistent version of libertarianism based on a moral belief in freedom tempered by property rights (which is of course a totally arbitrary premise). I disagree, however, that most libertarians feel that way, largely because of the huge emphasis on free markets. I think most are just utilitarians who are mistaken.
Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by philwelch on Saturday November 17, 2012 @12:40AM (#4797343)
Lots of libertarians aren't intellectually consistent; I was just talking about the intellectually consistent ones who actually have a "libertarian framework" to apply rather than simply a generalized skepticism about government ;) I think we agree.