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Subject: Re: a CONSISTENT libertarian speaks out
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 04:26:00 EST
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From: stewart@ihldt.UUCP (R. J. Stewart)
> Remember, LIBERTARIANISM IS NOT ANARCHY.  

Remeber, TRUE LIBERTARIANISM *IS* ANARCHISM, as I proved before.  The
definition of government is that it claims a monopoly on the right to
decide who may use force when.  No organization has a right to do this;
there must be free competition between protective agencies/associations.

CONSISTENCY, ANYONE???  Last call for consistency!
					wALTER wEGO
				c/o ihnp4!wucs!wucec1!pvt1047
Please send any mail directly to this address, not the sender's.  Thanks.
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No, libertarianism is not anarchy. What differentiates a libertarian
government from an anarchy, and indeed from any statist government, is that
a libertarian government does *not* have the right to initiate force. It
may have a monopoly on force, and on being able to decide when it will be
used, but it may only use force in response to force.

As for consistency, you can't get that from a system that tries to be fair
while dealing with people :-).