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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:44 PM Original message |
Is it possible to be a liberal Libertarian? |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's about where I stand. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm a liberaltarian. |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. Liberal libertarian, yes; liberal Libertarian, no. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. COOL LINK. I'm to the left of Gandhi & prit'near Dalai Lama, lol. Excellent company! |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I'm right where you are. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Edited the OP to add link n/t |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Cool... thanks! |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I'm right there with you |
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MadrasT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. COOL |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. no. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. I believe left-libertarian is the more widely used term. |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. I think that makes you just a liberal. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. Sadly, some folks think Liberal is Maoist-lite or something |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. Certainly |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sure there is. That's where I am |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. That's exactly what I am. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. Yes. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
16. Also known as Anarchists...which is what I am. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. I typically score about halfway down toward libertarian and near center on the left/right axis |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. I hope so, because that's what I am. |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Succinctly put! |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. Clue: "nanny-state" |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. There is no "Right to be Safe" |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. You've confirmed my point exactly |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Left-wingers rarely refer to a right to be safe |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. Most people find that to be implied |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. The folks who signed off on "We, the People" would disagree. |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. That's what I am. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yes, Montana is filled with them. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'm living proof. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. Sounds like what you are is childish |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. By "society" you mean YOU, YOU, YOU |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. No- it's US |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. There is no "us." There are 300 million individuals. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Read some philosophy and get back to me |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. True. The American Dream, is all about individual liberty. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
33. The Libertarians (with a capital L) like Third-World levels of government |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. Glibertarians are only such until their house catches fire. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
36. Yes, but the problem is one of definitions. |
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Fuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
39. Me. Social-tarian. :) Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that kinda Chomsky like? |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
41. When I was in college, "libertarians" just believed in preserving |
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