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To: neolib who wrote (7816)	12/21/2005 4:10:48 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 542042

You are pragmatic libertarians in that case. But IMO, its a rather rubbery definition of libertarian. To you does "libertarian" equal "rigid libertarian ideologue"? was anathema to Ayn Rand style libertarianism. Ayn Rand didn't like to be called libertarian. She thought of "Objectivism" as something different. But I just see it as one form of libertarianism. Either way whether you consider it actually something different (which I don't think most people do), or one form of libertarianism, you shouldn't confuse objectivism with all of libertarianism. Some libertarians (but not Rand) are libertarian entirely due to their opinion of pragmatic concerns. They believe that most of the time the libertarian vision will produce a better practical result. I would submit that the majority of that group are not rigid libertarian ideologues. If 95 times out of 100 they think less regulation and central control is the answer, there is still those 5 times to deal with. I am libertarian for both pragmatic and philosophical reasons, but I am not a rigid ideologue either. Tim

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