debating libertarians

[Brett Knowlton]

My favorite response to Libertarians is to illustrate how they are no
different, at bottom, from the advocates of government.  Somehow when the
government tells you what to do, that's unacceptable and a violation of
liberty, but when your boss tells you what to do, that's freedom.  Never
mind the fact that you 'elect' your gov't officials just like you 'choose'
where to work.  Never mind the fact that you could simply emigrate to
another country if you don't like your government, just like you can change
jobs.  

For some reason they have a fetish for private industry, presumably because
they have high paying jobs or a big stock portfolio and don't like paying
taxes.

Brett

P.S.  Hey Sam, do you know where (and if) I could find the transcripts to
the debate with Chris Sciabarra on the Marxism list?