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Re: Slur used in Libertarian fliers (was Re: Fatwah)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001 08:22:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > > "poor judgement" which the LP supports.
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> > And that is not just my view:
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> > Racist rhetoric creates negative environment
> > http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2001/09/09-11-01tdc/09-11-01dops-letter-4.asp
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> That's all well and good, but it must be stressed once again that Heicklen
> is a Libertarian only in name, and his shenanigans are more directed toward
> his own quest for social martyrdom and sensationalism than about furthering
> or even disseminating the Libertarian Party's goals or beliefs. It must by
> now be plainly apparent to anyone here (who has an opinion one way or the
> other) that I am hardly a Libertarian, but even I can see that Heicklen
> isn't a representative Libertarian, so complaints about him are irrelevant
> to complaints about the Libertarian Party.
> Having spent a decade in State College, I can tell you with some
> experience that Heicklen is a well-off retiree who doesn't really care if
> he's cited for disorderly conduct (such as when he threw a tantrum in a
> local Wal-Mart) and who seems to get his jollies by luring idealistic and
> well-meaning (but misguided) students into his campaign. If we're going to
> criticize the LP in terms of Heicklen, we might just as readily criticize
> the LP in terms of Scott Arthur or Dave Schuler.
> Having said that, it might be prudent for the LP to state clearly that
> Heicklen's a wacko who doesn't represent their views...
So what is his association with the LP?
Scott A
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> Dave!
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