Ravenwood - 11/22/02 09:03 AM
Radly Balko writes a good column about the Libertarian relationship with the Republican party. In our modern two party system, being libertarian often puts you between a rock and a hard place. Or in some cases, between two rocks.
Balko responds to the recent Republican assertions that Libertarians are costing them seats in Congress:
...lots of Republicans see libertarians as extremists, hell-bent on "all or nothing" politics -- either we get privatized sidewalks and heroin on the playground, or we're going to vote for Ralph Nader.What Republicans really need to understand is that they are simply the lesser of two evils. Although lately, not much lesser.
lesser of two evils? Probably not!!
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29742
As a libertarian, I certainly feel the Republicans are a lesser evil than the Dems.
While they have been pro-big government lately, at least they aren't anti-gun, anti-capitalist, and anti-tax cut, as well as pro-big government.
I try to be a realistic libertarian. Some of us are certainly "all or nothing", whereas I try the democrat method. The same way the dems erode our freedom and grow the government bit by bit, I try to restore freedom and erode the government bit by bit. The Republicans are simply one of my pawns for doing so.. MUHAHAHAHA...
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