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Originally Posted by Shazam
In the old days, we'd call that "minding our own business".
Seeing as how even the act of becoming a democratically elected politician is intrinsically a violation of libertarianism, how are matters of social policy ever resolved?
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So, you're saying Libertarian's shouldn't vote because is a violation of what we believe? Really?
Believing in something, for example I'm pro-life, doesn't mean that I can force that belief on other people. So, in the real world I would be pro-choice. Because I don't believe in forcing other people to believe what I believe. Or to make the same choice I would make.
Being a Libertarian is simply an ideal. Nobody ever said that you could implement strict Libertarian policies in the real world. Smith of all the people in the world seems to realize that as well. But you can try to work with that ideal as much as possible.
Its interesting to note how many people on here have said that if the Liberals would rebrand their party to be more socially moderate and fiscally conservative they would vote for them. Isn't that exactly what Smith is trying to offer?