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Originally posted by smooth
Your analysis of the libertarian position is skewed which might be the cause of your confusion over the determination that their views are inconsistent.
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Actually, I didn't say this. :-) I said that, when viewed with the mindset of a 2-dimensional political spectrum (right and left), Libertarian stances may *appear* inconsistent. This was simply meant to point out the failures of such a view!
I also said later that, when viewed on a government interference scale, both the basic left and right arguments appear inconsistent!
And I understand the distinction between the Libertarian approach and the leftist approach to civil rights. In fact, that was the point of my post: despite seemingly similar stances on many issues, the Libertarians are actually diametrically opposed to the Left on a basic philosophical level. This is why Leftists disagree with Libertarians, which is what the original poster was confused on :-)
I suggest you read my post again, this time more than the first paragraph ;-)
Bingle