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To: Suma who wrote (30746)	3/13/2005 12:20:38 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) of 90947

Give me a break. A leftist libertarian is an oxymoron, regardless of how many leftists say otherwise. It seems that every leftist on this site at one point (a) claims to be a libertarian, and (b) denies being a leftist. What's the matter? Have you people not the of your convictions? I have yet to see anyone on the right apologize for that or deny they are. Here. Ignore Granny's BS. This is a libertarian. siliconinvestor.com DO you agree that You have the right to earn a living, but not to compel others to provide your living. ......................................................... If somebody takes your property without your permission, it is theft (an initiation of force). It's theft regardless of whether the loot is used to buy drugs or to feed the poor. It is theft regardless of whether there is 1 thief or 20 million thieves. It is theft regardless of whether the gang calls itself the "Sons of Satan" or the "Internal Revenue Service." .......................................................... Government should not initiate force to seize the property of individuals. Government should not initiate force to compel service to the state. Government should not initiate force to impose lifestyles or moral codes. Government should not even initiate force when "it's for your own good." In a free society, you have property rights. You can use honestly acquired property in any way that does not constitute initiation of force or fraud, trespass on the property of others, or violate agreements you have voluntarily entered into. You decide which charities to support, and don't have to sacrifice your property against your will for purposes that others decide on rather than you. ......................................................... If someone owns an AK-47 and uses it to murder school children, it is the murder that is the initiation of force, not the ownership of the AK-47. ......................................................... In the old days people sometimes had to answer to the church for their crimes. Some thought they could lessen the gravity of their offenses by claiming possession. "Your Holiness, the devil made me do it." What we often hear today is "Your Honor, the drugs made me do it" or "Your Honor, the pornography made me do it" or "Your Honor, my unhappy childhood made me do it." More: lp.org lp.org

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