Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihldt.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihldt!stewart From: stewart@ihldt.UUCP (R. J. Stewart) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: libertarianism VS economic reality Message-ID: <2628@ihldt.UUCP> Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 11:09:40 EST Article-I.D.: ihldt.2628 Posted: Mon Dec 3 11:09:40 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 19:30:01 EST References: <2150@randvax.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 21 > It often seems like those > arguing the ``pure'' libertarian position are committing the falacy > of asserting as an axiom the supreme moral goodness of personal freedom, > then using this axiom to ``prove'' the relative badness of all other > points of view. > ... > Here, as in many places, deciding ``who's right'' or ``who's wrong'' > depends upon ``whose rules'' are used... > Without realizing it, you've hit the (libertarian) nail on the head. This is precisely what libertarians are trying to say, not just about political arguments but about all parts of life. No viewpoint is universally right or wrong; each person should be able to run their own affairs. Now that's true freedom. The libertarian form of government is designed to let this become reality. Bob Stewart ihldt!stewart