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From: bob@pedsgd.UUCP (Robert A. Weiler)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: Re: Listen here, Paul V Torek!
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Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 09:47:11 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 30 09:47:11 1985
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In article <1412@umcp-cs.UUCP> flink@umcp-cs.UUCP (Paul V Torek) writes:
>fagin@ucbvax.ARPA (Barry Steven Fagin) writes:
>
>>	1) conservativism 
>>	2) liberalism
>>	3) libertarianism
>>	4) populism
>>	5) other (*NOT* centrism, please.  Centrism has no ideas of
>>		 its own)
>
>I suppose I'm closest to liberals out of the above; tho I do often agree
>with libertarian conclusions on government policies (e.g.: oil and gas
>price controls.  Comparable worth.  Social Security...).
>
>A political viewpoint can be analyzed as a set of assumptions about "values"
>and another set of assumptions about "facts".  It is the "values" area that
>I disagree most severely with libertarianism on.  Non-interference is
>called for most of the time (due to the *consequences*), but I just don't 
>see putting such an overriding emphasis on it.
>
I tend to agree with this. I was going to reply to the original posting,
but since it was directed at Mr Torek, I thought he ought to have first
shot. It seems to me that and 'ism' that is left out above is pragmatism.
Surely it must be possible to construct a political system which intervenes
when it is profitable to do so, and leaves well enough alone otherwise.
To this end, I am going to begin work on the constitution of Pragmataria.
If anybody wants to contribute their ideas by mail, I will try to work
them in. Should be ready with a first draft in a couple of weeks. At least
it should provide lots of net traffic.
>--Paul V Torek, umcp-cs!flink

Bob Weiler.