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I'm very libertarian on social issues but the "honor system" doesn't work in business. There is no honor in business. You lie, you cheat, you steal and you hope like hell you don't get caught. What people don't know can't hurt them.
Exactly, which is why I feel government intervention is necessary in that regard. I've never bought in to the Adam Smith line of thinking when it comes to capitalism and free markets, and I never will. It's too treacherous.
Ok, would it make you feel better if I said the "known" homosexuals on the forum? Those that are known to be openly gay are speaking very loudly about the "GOP family values hypocrisy." All you have to do is go back to the Sanford thread and see that.
The vast majority of posters on this forum are heterosexual. Sure, a lot of the homosexual posters complain about the GOP's "family values" positions, but they're far outnumbered by the heterosexual posters who complain about it.
Yes, I think some regulation is good. My point is that Americans - especially Republicans - say they want government out of their lives, but they don't really mean it. They're afraid of people having too much freedom.
OK, I agree.
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Nope. The fact that the LP has a lot fewer rules than the Republican and Democratic Parties is what scares people off, in my opinion.
Interesting perspective. So people feel safer with a degree of corruption and bureaucracy, rather than a platform of purity. Is that what you're saying?
Interesting perspective. So people feel safer with a degree of corruption and bureaucracy, rather than a platform of purity. Is that what you're saying?
I think I've been very clear, but I'll say it one last time: I believe that most Americans say they want as much freedom as possible, but they don't really mean it. They prefer to have restrictions on businesses and personal behavior.
Lasiez-Faire has proven time after time it fails and 'social' issues like abortion, gay marriage, and stem-cell research have no place in politics
Then you would be in favor of overruling the most basic thing in Democrat thinking, the Supreme Court ruling that gave the ok to abortion? Ah come on you aren't for that.
1. America's fear of freedom. I think most Americans actually like to be controlled by a higher authority.
2. The Libertarian Party's purity. If they could be a little more realistic and practical and allow a few compromises, they could probably gain some support.
Compromise with the Democrats?
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