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Orrex

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22. You are exactly demonstrating the problem of clinging to the little-l term

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Sun Sep 15, 2013, 08:58 AM

Sep 2013

In any discussion of this type, you're going to have to spend a lot of time convincing the other person that you actually know what you're talking about and that you're not simply playing some sort of verbal sleight of hand.

Is it worth it, solely for the sake of clinging to a term after it's been overtaken?

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11 questions to see if libertarians are hypocrites [View all] LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 OP

Reading further... chervilant Sep 2013 #1

Impossible to separate them.. sendero Sep 2013 #2

"Don't servants create lunch?" Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #4

What you say about corporate leaders can also be said about government leaders davidn3600 Sep 2013 #17

I agree totally.. sendero Sep 2013 #20

If you don't understand the difference between Libertarian and libertarianism, don't write about it. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #3

Holy cow. secondvariety Sep 2013 #5

Do you know the difference? Would you be willing to 'splain it to us? Scuba Sep 2013 #6

Well, for instance, left-wing libertarianism is many faceted. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #8

So is that a "no"? Scuba Sep 2013 #10

I just described the clear distinctive difference between Libertarians and left-wing libertarians... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #12

You are exactly demonstrating the problem of clinging to the little-l term Orrex Sep 2013 #22

In 20+ years of discussing this subject, I have found in nearly all cases... Orrex Sep 2013 #9

The Libertarian party hijacked a well-established, diverse historical term... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #11

You'd be better off picking another term Orrex Sep 2013 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #16

"What's in a name? sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #19

Sorry that was not my intention in posting this LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #24

I see myself as both a liberal and a leftwing libertarian LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #14

Question about articles appearing in multiple outlets... OneGrassRoot Sep 2013 #7

Afraid I have no clue LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #15

It may be by contract or mutual agreement. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #26

No need to ask. They are. n2doc Sep 2013 #18

Broad brush statements disidoro01 Sep 2013 #21

Actually LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #23

While I agree disidoro01 Sep 2013 #25

I don't deny LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #27

The left disidoro01 Sep 2013 #28

This is good, I like it! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #29