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Urbane Guerrilla · 03-31-2007, 01:53 AM

Griff, if you believe that one, you don't believe in libertarianism at all.

Allow me to explain.

Just as a Republic prospers best in a world full of other Republics, and a libertarian republic ditto -- this is a neocon idea no one can refute -- a democratic republic is best served by actively making other democratic republics. There is also history to consider: democratic republics make far less trouble for other republics and the world at large than un-republican un-democracies do. This game, I think, is well worth the candle. And does anybody really care what the fascists think, or whether their feelings might be hurt as we deprive them of power and of bloodshed on a whim? Exempli gratia, Uday and Qusay. Does anyone really want what such as these want, aside from the remarkably submissive?

We've got the better idea. We should propagate it. And we should wipe out all resistance, either by conversion (best) or the sword (second best, but tolerable). Foreign peace, I agree, serves the Republic best, but since when was the world ever that perfect? Note that we do not start wars, not within living memory. That takes it out of our political tradition. We let those other guys do the war starting.

03-31-2007, 01:53 AM	#20
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Griff, if you believe that one, you don't believe in libertarianism at all. Allow me to explain. Just as a Republic prospers best in a world full of other Republics, and a libertarian republic ditto -- this is a neocon idea no one can refute -- a democratic republic is best served by actively making other democratic republics. There is also history to consider: democratic republics make far less trouble for other republics and the world at large than un-republican un-democracies do. This game, I think, is well worth the candle. And does anybody really care what the fascists think, or whether their feelings might be hurt as we deprive them of power and of bloodshed on a whim? Exempli gratia, Uday and Qusay. Does anyone really want what such as these want, aside from the remarkably submissive? We've got the better idea. We should propagate it. And we should wipe out all resistance, either by conversion (best) or the sword (second best, but tolerable). Foreign peace, I agree, serves the Republic best, but since when was the world ever that perfect? Note that we do not start wars, not within living memory. That takes it out of our political tradition. We let those other guys do the war starting. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.