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Subject:	Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Mon, 14 May 2001 13:24:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: > If you read around a bit. You'll find that libertarians did try to set up > their own nation (in the 70's I think). I think it was called the Minerva > Project(?). Minerva is but one of many failed attempts. They go to prove Larry's claim that there is an impermiable barrier to entry. Unfortunate. Chris

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		Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
(...) Unfortunate indeed. Did Minerva not involve the use of force to take the land of others?? Very libertarian. Scott A (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
(...) I know that this isn't what you or Larry meant, but the statement above is indicative of another thing many people see as a problematic quirk of Libertarian philosophy. That is, if a system didn't work, it didn't work: a) because of an (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
(...) You say this like the two are related? Sure you be more free to work longer hours to pay for basics. But think about the lives of those across the developing world on which the West’s "freedoms" are reliant. (...) If you read around a bit. (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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