Nontroversy of the week.

Alex · 12-27-2007, 12:24 PM

The Republican Party has never been a libertarian party. He is, fiscally, what a Republican is supposed to be but the party has never really been libertarian.

I'm actually surprised by the number of liberal/progressive people I see who say they like what Ron Paul has to say since he is pretty strongly in opposition to the idea of progressive government. I think many like his "out of Iraq now" position but would be aghast at his "let the Sudanese kill each other as they wish" position. Or his anti-affirmative action positions. Or that while he wouldn't get rid of it since it is already there, he would oppose Social Security if it were presented today.

His one big lapse from "pure" Libertarianism is in opposition to free trade and open borders.

12-27-2007, 12:24 PM	#29
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The Republican Party has never been a libertarian party. He is, fiscally, what a Republican is supposed to be but the party has never really been libertarian. I'm actually surprised by the number of liberal/progressive people I see who say they like what Ron Paul has to say since he is pretty strongly in opposition to the idea of progressive government. I think many like his "out of Iraq now" position but would be aghast at his "let the Sudanese kill each other as they wish" position. Or his anti-affirmative action positions. Or that while he wouldn't get rid of it since it is already there, he would oppose Social Security if it were presented today. His one big lapse from "pure" Libertarianism is in opposition to free trade and open borders.
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