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Entry: Ron Paul versus the PC Brigade: A Strange Silence From the Beltway Boys Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/ron_paul_versus_the_pc_brigade_a_strange_silence_from_the_beltway_boys#14900 Post contents: I have never understood the appeal of puritanism among libertarians. Is it the haunting fear that someone somewhere might be happy in a way of which you disapprove? Anthropomization of the marketplace is probably an infelicitous way to think also. Only the actors are alive, the actors may be moral, immoral, or variable depending on their mood. The market is just a place no more moral or immoral than an ocean or a sand dune or an empty NYSE building. According to the fundamentals of libertarianism, no initiation of force against another human, there are no "hit men" in a libertarian market, nor are there any buyers for a "hit mans" service in a libertarian world. Sent at: 2008 10 06