[833] in libertarians
Re: More from Browne
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin THEOBALD)
Mon Mar 20 22:05:50 1995
From: theobald@duke.cs.mcgill.ca (Kevin THEOBALD)
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 22:04:18 -0500
In-Reply-To: Derek Rose's message [Re: More from Browne] as of Mar 20, 21:48
To: Derek Rose <rosed@world.std.com>
Cc: Raymie Stata <raymie@larch.lcs.mit.edu>, libertarians@MIT.EDU
| > | I think this claim is really extraordinary in light of the last
| > | elections, which propelled the Cato Institute into the status of the
| > | "hottest think tank in Washington" and has led to the reexamination of a
| > | whole lot of issues, such as the hazardous effects of affirmative action,
| > | regulation, etc.
| >
| > So it sounds like you're *agreeing* with what he said: "a chance of winning
| > and changing the debate are mutually exclusive." It looks like libertarians
| > have been doing a lot of the latter and little of the former.
| >
| > Kevin Theobald
|
| Not at all. And I would say the Libertarian Party has no chance to do
| either, at least not in this lifetime. But do you wish to dispute my
| claim that since the November elections, there has been a sizeable shift
| in the debate toward less government and more freedom?
No, what I am saying is that you agree with his premise that "winning" and
"changing the debate" are "mutually exclusive." If there has been this
sizeable shift in the debate, it is more due to the Cato Institute
(libertarians who have concentrated on "changing the debate") than to the
LP (libertarians who have concentrated on "winning").
Kevin Theobald
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