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Entry: Ideology and Proportion Link: http://www.takimag.com/sniperstower/article/ideology_and_proportion#26838 Post contents: “Part of this excessive hostility results, I believe, from the total claims of libertarianism, which are made in universal terms and described as having universal appeal. Under libertarianism there are no government-picked winners and losers; everyone is free to do as they please.“ Posted by Christopher Roach on May 18, 2008 A low blow, Mr. Roach. Or if not, don’t you know that “everyone is free to do as they please“ is not the libertarian view? “All are free to do as they please as long as they don’t violate someone else’s rights” is more like it. I agree that the above spat on race is unnecessary and over the top and that the participants were talking past each other. But that’s no reason for generalized misrepresentation of libertarian ideas. The main question for libertarians is the proper role of the state, with its coercive power. The libertarian theoretical framework does not take a position on voluntary associations and activities subject to the limit mentioned above. Sent at: 2008 12 01