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To: Road Walker who wrote (334403)	4/26/2007 11:57:26 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574499

How would you define absolutist? Libertarian generally defines supporting some government (otherwise you would be an anarchist, not a libertarian), in that sense it might be considered inherently non-absolutists (even though it could be considered by some to be extreme). Perhaps the most extreme minarchist libertarian solution would be considered absolutist, but that doesn't describe me either. From your perspective my position might be considered extreme, but that's a subjective view, and in any case "extremist" doesn't equal "absolutist". Someone wanting to greatly shrink government isn't an absolutist libertarian, or someone with absolutist anti-government views. An absolutist would be someone who wanted to get rid of all government, or at least an overwhelming majority of it (say 99+%), and that isn't what I want. You look at my position from the perspective of someone with a very different view. From very far away the differences between things seem smaller. DC is not in New York, but you might have a problem noticing the distinction if your looking at them from Mars.