| | Hey Jamie-
Nice description of conservatives and liberals. However, being a libertarian, I take issue with one of the qualities you ascribe to being a libertarian. Though said party in jest, you stated that "Libertarians get all the good stuff with none of the skull fires . . . a good fun war or two" One of the most basic tenants of being a libertarian is being an advocate of peace.
Almost all of the wars America (I'm assuming you're American here, I could be wrong) has been the instigator or involved in were not constitutional since we were not defending ourselves against an attack. This most recent war, authorized by the present administration under the guise of removing a tyrannical regime, rather than defending America from WMD's, is trying to force democracy at the barrel of a gun. As we have seen, it is easy to remove despot rulers with our military, but it is another thing entirely to believe we can effectively place incorruptable, tolerant leaders into the new government.
Unfortunately, with over 22,000 Iraqi civilians having died thus far (http://www.iraqbodycount.net/) and over 1,700 Americans, it is unlikely that our elected officials will actually abide by the document they were sworn to uphold.
Our elected officials and the American public need to take a look historically, and recognize that the demise of almost all world powers has been due to an over-extension of military resources. America has the potential to remain strong, yet this should be accomplished through free trade rather than the use of our military on a whim, an unconstitutional whim at that. This is especially true in recently as President after President take our nation to war without congressional approval.
Rather than end on a sour note, let me share something I learned of yesterday that is related to your claim that more and more libertarian movies and shows are being produced. I had the opportunity to meet Judge James P. Gray, the author of my favorite book, 'Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It', last night. Judge Gray informed me that right now he's collabrating with some people in Hollywood to make a feature length film that deals with medical marijuana. Score another one for the good guys!
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