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Originally Posted by smooth
This is pretty tiresome. If you are going to subscribe to a libertarian position on taxes and government, then you also need to subscribe to its position on the social contract. Ideologies have implicit and explicit assumptions. I suppose you can pick and choose which ones you agree with, but you will encounter logical contradictions eventually.
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Not sure I am comfortable with that statement. I wish to be able to be free of any party shackles and make up my own mind on what I believe. Then when it comes time to vote, I can look for a candidate that best represents my own individual beliefs rather than one that represents a predescribed party line.
For example, if I were a Republican (I am not) why would I have to follow and agree with the anti-abortion stance so that I might vote for someone who is proportedly going to cut spending? The two should be indepependant of each other as they are unrelated and should not be bound.
I think consistency is important in a person coming to terms with the source of their views, but it is not up to us to require of anyone else. We already have enough walking party drones in this land. Lets foster thought even if our opinions of that thought is that it is misguided. If people truly think for themselves, we will all be better off regardless of their conclusions.
(PS - a character flaw of mine is that I think people are individually good - I am outed now)