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Old 07-16-2009, 10:58 AM   #490
peter12
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Originally Posted by jammies View Post
Not a coherent one, no. More like a shared parasitism that sees government and law as an enemy to be subverted and taken advantage of, regardless of how that advantage is detrimental to society as a whole. Of course, it isn't presented as such, but rather as an appeal to "freedom"; the "freedom" to avoid taxes, to avoid law, and to avoid debt, all on the most dubious of pretexts.
Agreed. The creepy subversion is what really gets me. Disagree or not, a real libertarian at least opposes government on a foundation of principle and ethics, not by countering perceived deception with even more manipulation and deception.

All of Tower's ramblings just convince me more and more of the value of a good education.
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