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Why Libertarianism Fails
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Mar 25, 2006 10:45am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, March 21, 2006 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | I'm a libertarian. I believe in the philosophy of "that which governs least, governs best." People should be as free as possible to live their own lives, free of interference. I also believe that political power should be kept as close to the people as possible. Government power at the Federal level is very broad and can be unwittingly dangerous. It should be reserved for the most basic, important things: border security, voting rights, foreign affairs.
And I'm a Libertarian, capital-L. I'm registered and voting as a member of the Libertarian Party, though I often find myself voting for Republicans in a pinch, and once in a very blue moon, the occasional Democrat. But my political philosophy finds its best expression in the Libertarian Party.
However. I'm permanently distressed with my Party. It seems the ideologues control the heart of the party, more concerned with purity of expression than achieving electoral or political success. Better we should stand there in our unstained white robes than we should kneel down in the mud to get something done.
I hate that. I've taken to calling myself a "gradualist Libertarian." I believe we should start where we find outselves and figure out the first steps to take to get us where we want to go. That means, for instance, you don't go calling for the legalisation of prostitution the day after Election Day, or the abolition of the IRS as an unconstitutional fantasy perpetrated on the American public. You don't tell people that, if elected, you're going to get rid of welfare, Social Security and education grants immediately. Or recall all American troops from everywhere around the planet, first thing, damn the consequences. The vast, overwhelming majority of Americans just aren't ready to hear that! They'll at best think you're eccentric; at worst, a full-on nut who doesn't live in the real world. |
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