Re: Why the war on drugs will never be won
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As a rather libertarian minded thinker at heart, I am still willing to make sacrifices so that my State can protect me
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This statment is contradictory. How can someone who claims to be "rather libertarian" (Note the "Liberty" part of that word) also claim that they have no problem forcing others to have less liberty?
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That'd not at all contradictory. The word "rather" would mean he has a tendency towards libertarianism. I don't think anyone in that movement agrees with no government whatsoever.
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Here's the definition of libertarian from dictionary.com:
lib·er·tar·i·an Audio pronunciation of "libertarian" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lbr-tār-n)
n.
1. One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state.
2. One who believes in free will.
To believe as fervently as he does that drugs should be illegal moves more towards maximizing the role of the state and minimizing individual rights. Thus his opinion is anti-thetical to the concept of libertarianism.
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