In the past I have identified my worldview
as: Christian, Confederate, Paleo-Conservative, and Libertarian. I still
believe that these descriptions are an accurate reflection of my core beliefs,
though I realize that these terms can be defined variously by different individuals.
I was reminded this week, however, that while
I may describe myself as “libertarian”, I cannot identify with, nor support the
Libertarian Party.
The Libertarian Party has been posting
excerpts from its platform. Earlier this week they posted the following
graphic:
I can find no fault with that brief statement.
It is essentially a summary of the “Non-Aggression Principle” (NAP). But,
knowing the Party’s stance on abortion raised an important question. So, I
posed this question to the folks on the Libertarian Party’s page: “Does
this include the unborn baby within the womb? The only sort of libertarianism I
could support certainly would! Anything less is a sham, to put it very mildly.
. . . Abortion is a violation of the NAP . . . I don't see how it can be
considered as anything else. It is the initiation of force against the person
in the womb. It is murder. I would consider myself a libertarian, but cannot
support the Libertarian Party for this reason . . .”
I received the response that I would expect
from the humanistic element of the Libertarian Party: “It's not a baby,
it's a fetus.”
Following some further discussion I was
compelled to ask: “Is there a ‘Libertarian Party’ argument against
murder . . . because abortion is murder that takes place in the womb or
sometimes partially in the womb.”
To which I received this response: “The prohibition of murder does not
absolve property rights, self ownership, or expand government.”
What is that supposed to
mean? It’s nothing more than doublespeak that seeks to justify the
unjustifiable.
So I made a
straight-forward inquiry: “Is that
supposed to be an answer to my question? Are you saying that murder in the womb
is OK?”
But I never did get a
straight-forward response.
Later in the week the Party
posted this:
I could well have asked again, as I did with
the first posting: “Does this include
the unborn baby within the womb?”
But I would only have received
the same sort of duplicitous response from the Party loyalists.
The core of true
libertarianism is the Non-Aggression Principle (NAP) which can be boiled down
to this:
1 – Don’t commit aggression
upon other people.
2 – Don’t steal their
stuff.
If that does not apply to
the weakest, the most vulnerable, and the most innocent among us, then it
really means nothing at all.
I am a libertarian, but
I’ll never join the Party.
Many years ago Thomas
Jefferson said: “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that
his justice cannot sleep forever.”
I must agree with that
great Southern gentleman concerning our country and concerning the Libertarian
Party as well.
Even more sobering is the
following from the Proverbs:
Is there more “innocent
blood” than that of the unborn baby within the womb?
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I agree sir,thank you for all the informative information. And on the subject of abortion,I have carried a sign at the junction of two highways which reads,abortion and sodomy are not rights,they are abominations.I've had several people stop and talk and I have always pointed to proverbs,and Leviticus,Romans.I decided to get out when I can and do something in my own small way about what is going on around us these days.I usually carry the confederate battle flag on a seven foot pole.I was asked the last time out why I carried it by a stranger,I told this lady because this flag had flown over the Southern army during the Norths invasion of the South and that my great grandfather had fought under the battle flag. And I said I used it because Im not in agreement with the U.S.government on these subjects. I told her I didn't agree with what the media has done and said about the confederate flags,monuments,and the South in general. They've told to many lies about the South and the abortion and the teaching of sodomy in public schools to children to confuse their young minds was definitely federal overreach,and goes totaly against the Bible. She agreed.Thanks again,and God bless you and your family.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you, Kirk. Keep up the good work! Where are you from?
ReplyDeleteI am from Drasco, Arkansas. Cleburne County.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless you, Brother!
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