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Subject: Libertarianism, Objectivism and Liberty
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Date: Mon, 14-Jul-86 09:03:20 EDT
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> 	The truth is, however, that Libertarianism deserves only one
> 	fundamental criticism: *it does not value liberty*.
> 
> The article goes on to defend this statement and does a superb job of
> demolishing Libertarianism's pretensions to being a proponent of liberty.
 
I think we have already seen that both Libertarians and Objectivists
do not really value *liberty* when we consider their opposition to
citizens rights to free speech at public shopping malls.
When it comes to a conflict between *individuals* basic civil liberties
and the rights of property, many of both schools show their true colors
by defending the rights of property.  Which hardly demonstrates a
valueing of anything other than greed and selfishness.
 
This should hardly be news when one of Ayn Rand's major works is
titled "The Virtue of Selfishness".
                tim sevener  whuxn!orb