Libertarians for freedom.My Christmas wish this year is that people stop typing the word libertarian without first doing a modicum mod·i·cum n. pl. mod·i·cums or mod·i·ca A small, moderate, or token amount: "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists" Ian Jack. of research on what libertarianism means and how it relates specifically to the issue about which they're writing, or maybe even ask a handful of folks who at least call themselves libertarian. The article "Christmas vs. Holiday" (December 25 issue) says that the War Against Christmas "arises from the enmity to all things Christian among atheists, civil libertarians civil libertarian n. One who is actively concerned with the protection of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the individual by law: "Civil libertarians tend to assume such tests must be an illegal invasion of privacy" , leftists," etc. I have no idea of the kind of prestidigitation pres·ti·dig·i·ta·tion n. 1. Performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands; sleight of hand. 2. A show of skill or deceitful cleverness. that was required in this author's mind to believe that libertarians, in general, would be put on the offensive by a "Merry Christmas!" Libertarianism, like all ideologies, has its share of curmudgeons. What makes the biggest difference between the way libertarians handle things that they might find offensive, compared with adherents of most other socio-political ideologies, is that we don't believe that the State has any place preventing behaviors which do not specifically violate negative rights or forcing people to accept said offensive behavior. Here's a crash course in libertarianism. Libertarians do not believe in or advocate the initiation of force as a means of achieving personal, social, political, or economic goals. I personally think the John Birch Society John Birch Society, ultraconservative, anti-Communist organization in the United States. It was founded in Dec., 1958, by manufacturer Robert Welch and named after John Birch, an American intelligence officer killed by Communists in China (Aug., 1945). and small "L" libertarians have much in common and could be great allies. BRYAN MORTON Stuart, Florida ''This article is only about the City of Stuart in Martin County, Florida. For other nearby places , see: Martin County. Stuart is a city in Martin County, Florida, on Florida's Treasure Coast. The population was 14,633 at the 2000 census. |
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