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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
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Subject: Re: Hypocracy of Libertarians
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Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 10:21:31 EDT
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> Not only that, but virtually every libertarian on this net works at either
> a publicly supported college, or an electronics or computer company whose
> existence is supported by the Department of Defense.

> These people are oh so eloquent in their defense of the mythical free market, 
> demeaning humanitarian welfare programs as wasteful, destructive, and downright
> evil.  At the same time, they seem to have absolutely no qualms about taking
> their own form of welfare, the welfare for the elites in this country that
> comes in the form of wasteful defense contracts, unrestricted research grants,
> and the like.

> Half of all engineers in this country are deployed directly or
> indirectly by the DOD.  So many are Libertarians, or at least
> fiscal conservatives.  What a joke!!

I do not have any choice about turning most of what I earn over to the
government, even though I think I am being robbed -- if I refuse, I
would wind up in prison.  Therefore, I do not have any qualms about
taking advantage of what the government offers, according to their
rules.  I think of it as partial retribution.

"One does not stop the juggernaut by throwing one's self in front of it."
							--Ayn Rand



			--Andrew Koenig


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