aka779 (10/30/82)
Well, there are at least 25 Libertarians out there in net.land. Rather than answer each individually, let this suffice for now. We can correspond one-to-one as time increases. There were, obviously, about two dozen replies to my request for libertarian responses. To answer the most-asked question first: Iam indeed a Libertarian, I became one as soon as I realized that Republicans and Democrats had no consistent philosophical views. Tried being a conservative for a while, but did not identify with repressive ideas toward personal behavior. As a one-time (quite young) pesudo-liberal, I felt uncomfortqable with the neverending excuses liberals would make in defense of the Soviets--their life at home, their terror abroad. In 1975, as a result of Mensa reading and fanzine articles, I joined the North Carolina LP at its organizational meet in Raleigh and became the first vice-chairman. In 1976, at the convention in Raleigh, I accepted the nomination for candidate for Governor and ran. Althout we (LP) received only 4700+ votes, for the $1500 spent, it was a good return: we got good press coverage, made lots of friends in the media, and this was the basis for resisting successfully the 1977 attempt by Gov. Jim Hunt to prevent new parties from ever obtaining ballot status. Your Gov. Hunt is quite the politician, a Demo in the Carter mold, and as warm as a rock. Not just sour grapes, folks. Meet the man... Rather than ramble on, I'll say that I quite the national party last year after the unilateral nuclear business ws endorsed. There is no way the Sovietss are just a misunderstood group. I will only vote LP if and when I ever vote again. But won't support surrender, not even for an elusive consistency. --Arlan Andrews Indianapolis, IN