There's more than one kind of libertarian, Dunedan. You're obviously a Rights-Theorist Libertarian. There's also Consequentialist Libertarianism, and other kinds. Sadly, you don't have sole claim to True Libertarianism, as there is no such thing. As you and I have already agreed on this thread, libertarian/authoritarian is a spectrum entirely separate from liberal/conservative. Which means a person can be 100% libertarian, and fall ANYWHERE on the liberal/conservative spectrum. Which means there's an infinite range of possible political and philosophical views that are ENTIRELY CONSISTENT with Libertarianism. Including Timothy McVeigh, Idaho militia crazies, etc, etc, etc. Including you.
I know it's unpleasant to be lumped with the biggest domestic terrorist in US history, but there it is. You're both Libertarians. You don't get to fiat him out of the tent because you disagree with his particular flavor of libertarianism.
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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
The Non-Aggression Principle defines what it means to be libertarian
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This is inaccurate. You should do some more reading about the varieties of libertarians out there. You'd be surprised.