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To: TimF who wrote (41405)	11/18/2005 1:55:01 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

that doesn't mean you have to consider libertarian ideals to be wrong or worthless or something that should be ignored. I've never said they are or should be so considered. In fact, considering the gathering power in the federal gov't, a heavy dose of libertarianism at that level could work wonders. You can accept the basic principle that restriction of individual liberty is a bad thing, but still feel some restrictions are justified. I do. See the drug debate on PGWB today. You can argue against something based on the fact that it limits/decreases individual liberty without having to argue for a minarchist state, let alone argue for anarcho-capitalism. Minarchist state? What's that? Politics is the art of the practical. And libertarians can't win elections. That makes their beliefs impractical because they never get a chance to implement them in the real world.