Travis Pahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in part:
>On 8/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Could be (both cases), and that would be interesting. It would >> >> demonstrate >> >> the efficacy of political activity -- that it's possible to get into >> >> positions of trust and then use that trust to produce a lasting change >> >> in >> >> direction. (It'll take a few more years to see if that's the case wit>h >> >> Republicans.) That would be all the more reason to encourage >> >> libertarians >> >> to get involved in conventional politics. >> >> >Can I get an exact number of years you are willing to give them before >> >you will admit they are not going to get us any closer to a >> >libertarian ideal? >> >> The answer's probably no, but you'll need to specify what you mean by >> "they". Do you mean libertarians in general? Libertarians involved in >> conventional politics? Politics (taken as a plural noun)? Republicans i>n >> general? The current Republican leadership? The Republican rank-and-fil>e? > >You said, "It'll take a few more years to see if that's the case with >Republicans." I am assuming what you are saying is that it will take >a few more years to see if they are really just obtaining a position >of trust and then using it to obtain a more libertarian position. Is >this not what you meant? If yes, they how many more years do you need >before you will admit this is not the case? > >Travis >_______________________________________________ >Libnw mailing list >Libnw@immosys.com >List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw >Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw > _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
