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> > the highest penal population in the world,
> 
> Thanks to the government "war on drugs".

You must be a Libertarian (and I agree with you on *this* issue) but
I'm afraid you are also a predator.

"society and state are not to be confused"
 
Those who want the Law of the Jungle (in their own terms) are
predators, not Libertarians. Those who accept MORAL OBLIGATIONS could
be considered the GOOD LION.

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

Thomas Paine, previously cited numerous times, wrote that
society is always a blessing, and not to be confused with govern-
ment, which is essentially a police force--coercion, for short.
At that time I added that SOME government--as little as pos-
sible--is NECESSARY to protect the rights of the majority in any
society, who act in good faith, from INJURY by the selfish few to
whom "good faith" is an oxymoron.
Many so-called Libertarians will disagree vehemently with my
viewpoint, because I talk about moral obligations. Such persons
have no sense of moral obligations that I can discover. To them,
conscience--as Mencken wrote--is just the voice inside that tells
them someone might be watching.
In short, they want a license to steal--and they attempt to
justify their selfishness by saying they're Libertarians.

CONCLUSIONS

I submit that Libertarians must examine their own thinking
very carefully and decide if they are willing to accept the ideal
of social responsibility or not.
If no, I suggest they get out of the Libertarian Party, or
that true Libertarians unite to issue a Manifesto on a philosophy
that addresses (a) the necessity of accepting a responsibility
with every right; (b) the necessity of protecting the rights of
unborn Americans to as healthy an environment as our generation
inherited; and (c) the necessity of protecting those innocent and
unfortunate persons who are unable to protect themselves from the
rapacious greed and amorality of sociopaths who seek to live by
the law of the jungle.
If the Libertarian Party cannot concoct a platform of basic
ethical principles that go beyond mere freedom, the party should
be prepared to close up shop.

http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/kirkbros/pg10.html