Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 9/27/83; site hplabsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!amd!fortune!hpda!hplabs!hplabsc!curry From: curry@hplabsc.UUCP (Bo Curry/guest) Newsgroups: net.philosophy Subject: Re: Libertarianism is Not Philososphy! Message-ID: <2222@hplabsc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 20:42:22 EST Article-I.D.: hplabsc.2222 Posted: Wed Oct 31 20:42:22 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Nov-84 20:27:54 EST References: <3935@decwrl.UUCP>, <764@ariel.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA Lines: 6 Libertarianism is not philosophy: it is advocacy. I might add that it is also a simple-minded political theory advanced in contravention of historical experience and common sense. A government by any other name (read cartel, monopoly,etc.) will oppress as much, if not more. Let's consign the libertarian discussion to net.astrology, where it belongs. Bo Curry hplabs!curry