Libertarianism 101

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Allow me to explain something about Libertarians. Just because we believe something should be legalized does not mean that we condone it in any way.

I believe that prostitution should be legalized. I also believe that this is a pretty terrible way to make a living.

I believe that drugs should be legalized. I absolutely hate drugs and wish that they did not exist.

I think that driving around without wearing a seat belt should be legal and I would never get in a car without wearing one.

I believe that homosexual couples should have every legal right that heterosexual couples enjoy and I am not attracted to men in any way except for an occasional fleeting issue with Ryan Gosling.

Libertarians do not push for changes in our legal system because we are a bunch of hedonists who want to have a huge drug-fueled orgy. We push for these changes because we believe in constitutional liberty.

We believe that consenting adults should be able to do whatever they please as long as they are not hurting anyone else.

We don’t believe in passing laws to prevent people from going to hell.

We believe that adults are responsible for their own decisions.

We believe that adults are responsible for the repercussions from those decisions.

We believe those same adults are responsible for their own healthcare costs in order to deal with the aftermath from those repercussions.

We believe that the legal system should only be used to protect us from everyone else and should never be used to protect us from ourselves.

Libertarianism allows for everyone to achieve their true potential in life regardless of how good or bad that outcome might be. Adults don’t need parents. Adults need freedom.

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Michael Guyer

Dr. Michael Guyer graduated from Hendrix College with a degree in chemistry and then obtained a medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He is now a software developer for Apple Computer. He has formal computer programming training in C++, Objective C, Visual Basic, Java, HTML, and Swift.

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