On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, David Honig wrote:
At 09:19 PM 11/19/01 -0600, Jim Choate wrote:
C-A-C-L's would let people die from thirst before interfering in a 'free market'. Others would say screw the market and give that man a drink.
No, a libertarian would say "screw anyone who'd initiate force against me to make me to do this" and then make his own decision.
Hypocrite. In 'making your own decision' you in effect remove any moral or ehtical framework from your decision. In fact you are acting upon 'freedom for me, but not for thee'. Why? Because you have set yourself up as the decider of another fate. Your feelings about letting others make those sorts of decisions for you are clear. Or do you hold that 'self-defence' applies only to libertarians? No, the only solution in Faustines 'survival situation' is to create a neutral 3rd party that is responsible to all participants. It is not ethical, or workable, to allow each and all to go their own way. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------