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      <![CDATA[Go Liberty:<br>
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In a final post I will try to answer a couple of the questions you posed. I agree with the definition you gave of liberty, but I will expand on it a bit.
        
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      <![CDATA[For as long as I've known Crowther, he's been fond of silly ad hominems about wrestling fans. I forgive him those because he makes better points on other things, but remember, Hal -- 98% of wrestling fans know that what they see has a scripted outcome, and that the participants are deliberately portraying themselves as caricatures.
        
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      <![CDATA[Thanks for your continued discourse jwaters.<br>
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First, just for clarity in terms: English is a living language. Without that life, we cannot adapt the meaning of "bath" over time, use "cart" instead of "buggy," or create concepts like "the laundromat."
        
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      <![CDATA[Ms. Watson,<br>
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Thanks for your reply. The point I was trying to make is that the guy who coined the term "Libertarian" back in the 19th century I believe defined the concept of Libertarianism for all time; if words have meaning, that is.<br>
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[ Regrettably, I mistakenly credited Joseph Déjacque with inventing the term "Left Libertarian" when he really called himself simply, a "Libertarian".
        
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      <![CDATA[jwaters-<br>
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As a professional researcher and writer, I also know that Wikipedia is a crowd-sourcing form of media and should, in no way, ever be used as a resource for professional writing. Fortunately, though, many of those contributing provide their resources in the source list below each article.
        
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      <![CDATA[I was amazed and mortified during the Bush years, at the sight of ignorant and/or criminal politicians running my country straight into the ditch while they enriched themselves and their inner circle beyond comprehension. I pleaded with everyone in sight, trying to drum up even a fraction of the rage I was feeling.
        
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      <![CDATA[Hal Crowther gave Libetarians far to much ink. I wish he had acknowledged the U. S. Green Party and written a bit as to why Greens, for over fifteen years, are still  struggling to just get on the ballot in most states while the Tea Party took off like a rocket.
        
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      <![CDATA[Ms. Watson,<br>
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Pardon me, but I believe that neither you nor Mr. Crowther really understand what libertarianism is. If you go to wikipedia and look up "left libertarianism" you will find that the first person to use the term to describe their ideology was a Frenchman by the name of Joseph Déjacque. This term was used for the first time to be synonymous with Anarchism, which is, contrary to what you seem to believe, fully associated with the true Left - in other words: Socialism.
        
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      <![CDATA[Hal, Great Article. I appreciate your perspective.
        
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      <![CDATA[Great article. Well written and exactly my understanding.
        
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      <![CDATA[Correction -- Third parties are excluded from elections because of funding limits set by congress. Third party ideas are the ones that people are least familiar with, they would benefit most from extensive ad campaigns, and would be funded by a few ideologues with lots of money.
        
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      <![CDATA[Wow. Hasn't anyone told Crowther about Godwin's Law?<br>
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"A left libertarian wants to be left alone, too, but he doesn't think that what he wants is more important than what other people need."<br>
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No, left libertarians, like all libertarians, think that they shouldn't FORCE other people to pay for people's needs.
        
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      <![CDATA[Crowther: "The problem, of course, is that libertarians are supernaturally naive. They operate in neurotic denial of human nature."<br>
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On the contrary, I would say libertarianism is far more in tune with human nature than any other political views:<br>
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* It's human nature to look out for one another when we are in a position to do so.
        
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      <![CDATA[An articulate piece by a man without illusions. Hal Crowther can write.<br>
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      <![CDATA[Is it any wonder that Americans are replacing incumbents who make up Congress's 21% approval rating? Is it really a big mystery that Americans are impatient with a party that has created job-stifling regulation and legislation during a severe recession?
        
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      <![CDATA[Brave article. It's good to see you reloading, and not retreating.
        
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      <![CDATA[I can't wait to see the knuckle draggers and mouth breathers respond to this one. I found the article beautifully written.
        
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