# Another libertarian debate thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-libertarian-debate-thread/685685>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 9, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-libertarian-debate-thread/685685 "2014-04-09T02:18:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 16

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-libertarian-debate-thread/685685/301 "2014-04-15T00:27:30Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> I’m thinking that the best way to discuss libertarianism to to do a series of threads on individual topics. I’m planning to do that today. Will try and make that topic relevant to some current events.
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> Working on my first OP as we speak (or write).
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> I can see that **Czarcasm’s** new thread devolved into SOMALIA! on the very first reply.

So why don’t you go over there and make a positive contribution to it instead of just pointing fingers derisively and saying “See? I knew this would happen!”

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-libertarian-debate-thread/685685/302 "2014-04-15T00:37:46Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> So why don’t you go over there and make a positive contribution to it instead of just pointing fingers derisively and saying “See? I knew this would happen!”

Because I’m making a positive contribution in my own thread, which I think has a better chance of staying on track than yours does. I thought that was obvious, but maybe not…

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**Author:** ![Human\_Action](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Human\_Action](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Human_Action)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-libertarian-debate-thread/685685/303 "2014-04-15T12:50:01Z")

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> [@Trinopus](#):
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> Sure. But you have to point it out! It isn’t enough to say, “The question is wrong and I refuse to answer it.” To be of any use here, you have to go further and note why and how the question is wrong. We weren’t always getting that here.

I thought I did that in post 22, but if it was unclear, I apologize.

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**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-libertarian-debate-thread/685685/304 "2014-04-15T13:18:52Z")

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I’m glad **John Mace** started that first thread - I don’t think I would have been able to make quite as capable or fair of an OP.

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**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-libertarian-debate-thread/685685/305 "2014-04-15T19:33:48Z")

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Sorry wrong thread

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