Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com> wrote:

Libertarian views should be basicaly if it doesn't harm anothers person or property without their prior consent then it should be legal and >permissible.

It is important to consider cultural factors when deciding how groups will react to differing standards of legal and permissible actions. For example, a brief summary of the basic tenets held by some different European cultures are given below: British: Everything is permitted, unless it is forbidden. German: Everything is forbidden, unless it is permitted. France: Everything is permitted, especially if it is forbidden. Au revoir, James