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Entry: Ideology and Proportion Link: http://www.takimag.com/sniperstower/article/ideology_and_proportion#26843 Post contents: I have no doubt that libertarianism means private violence is forbidden and property rights are protected. Libertarianism, however, in contrast to many other political systems is not concerned with winners and losers in this sense: it is indifferent within those limits how freedomm is exercised. It does not take it as a demerit that folks dependent on the welfare state will be jobless, impoverished, or worse. Libertarianism would say that it's wrong for the government to help Katrina victims, low IQ structurally unemployed workers, or to interfere with private racism. It also wouldn't forbid nonprofit charities and peaceful protests against these outcomes. Seriously, let's not get into a picayune discussion of definitions and my understanding of libertarianism, because my point is a narrower one about the uncompromising rhetoric of Raimondo and his fellow travellers. Sent at: 2008 12 01