[quote]John S. wrote:
[quote]Spartiates wrote:
[quote]John S. wrote:
The more I see who hates Glenn the more I like him, the more these people hate the bigger his audience grows. The fact that they have white house propaganda targeting him now shows just how much influence he has.
Liberals can’t stand that America is starting to turn to Libertarians.[/quote]
How on God’s earth can you call Beck a Libertarian after the massive amounts of govornment growth and spending he was a cheerleader for pre-Obama?
That said, how can you call Paul a real Libertarian? He has demonstrated a voting record that clearly places state’s rights above individual rights. The clearest example being the We The People Act, which would have allowed states to establish official religions, regulate the exercise of religion, regulate consensual sex between adults, and ban abortion. Basically, it would undo the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment (which Ron Paul has spoken out against repeatedly).
I know, it’s tough being a real Libertarian and finding heroes, but that’s sort of what being a Libertarian is about. Very few people come to power, who don’t desire more power.[/quote]
I was praising a lot of the government growth before I took time to read into it. People’s minds can change, Beck has been sounding the alarm that our freedom is in jeopardy.
The 10th amendment grants the states every right to do the bill said, Paul is a constitutional Libertarian.
There is different kinds of libertarians just like there are different kinds of republicans and democrats. Lift and I are libertarians yet we have many different views.[/quote]
In a technical sense, libertarianism and authoritarianism are polar opposites.
I can say government is a necessary evil, and be a libertarian. I think I can say I’d prefer most of this necessary evil to be at as local a level as possible.
But I don’t think I can call myself a libertarian if I endorse and support authoritarian policies, just because I support them being implemented at the state and local level, rather than the national.
Just like I can be a communist, but believe that government should basically function at the local level i.e., communal property, communal ownership, but all the power rests at the state and local level. Doesn’t make one any less a communist.
Promoting authoritarian policy at the state and local level still makes you an authoritarian.