libertarians, whats preventing you from being consistent?

Honestly Zenmeister I don't understand the difference between government and The State. Are you referring to the difference between state & federal government? I should probably educate myself better & read the book you suggest. If you're a troll, you're the most educated thought provoking one and I say troll away my good man.

After watching Presidents from both major parties screw things up and implement many of the same disastrous policies, I've come to the conclusion that big government is the problem. Without a big government and its cohorts the war machine and a politicized bench, we could not have the assaults on our freedoms via FISA & Patriot Acts or wars bleeding our resources, not to mention the legislation our government enacts to help big business. Even the so-called healthcare reform was really an insurance industry bail out thru coercion. Then of course there is the Federal Reserve and it's disastrous financial policies that both enable us to live far beyond our means and that deflates the value of the dollar by pumping out more and nixes our savings. It's really control thru debt.

That said I do have some reservations about libertarianism. I think the primary one is the viability of the plan. It's very hard, nearly impossible, to be a libertarian politician and work within a corrupt political system although Ron Paul has been a stalwart defender and his criticisms do not fall on death ears. I think it would take a revolution to bring about the change we need. And we need a revolution.

Secondly, and on a more practical level, Rand Paul did himself no favors stumbling over the issue of civil rights. I think the libertarian party is exceptionally white and that its challenge will be to move beyond the demographics and to woo more people. Anyway, just my take. He's young and his father had a whole career to refine his message and learn how to handle the press.

Peace,

Zee-ster

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen, philosophers and divines." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Liberty is a wonderful concept. However, if you follow any concept to its logical conclusion, you will reach an illogical result. The difficulty with anarcho-capitalism is that it requires everyone to agree and play by the same rules -- the ultimate social contract. What happens if someone breaches the contract and uses force? Who stops that person? Well, all the anarchists can get together to stop the person breaching the social contract. What is it called when all the anarchists get together? It is called government. Ooops! If there is no government, there can be no anarchy.

Are you a real libertarian, or a ROYAL libertarian?

http://geolib.com/essays/sullivan.dan/royallib.htm...

Most seem to love the false security the state provides. They have been hoodwinked.

Bet you stay up all night thinking ...

"Can Jesus build a rock so big he can't lift it?"

YOU FAIL TROLL