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Submitted by Jack Crawford, Jan 25, 2007 10:42

Ayn Rand called Libertarians, "hippies of the right" because they lacked a philosophy and included anybody who claimed to be for freedom. Since they lack a philosophy supporting freedom, it is undefined to their members, who disagree on the most basic of issues.

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Ayn Rand called Libertarians, "hippies of the right" because they lacked a philosophy and included anybody who claimed to be...	Jack Crawford	Jan 25, 2007 10:42
Sure, Ayn Rand called Libertarians "hippies of the right", but by her reconing all adherents of even remotely succesfull political... [MORE]	Memnon the Mercenary	Feb 17, 2007 07:35
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I would have loved to have been in the room for the discussion between Rand, Mises, and Hazlitt. That being said,... [MORE]	RSDavis	Jan 24, 2007 17:49
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Dear Sun, Mr. Shermer's review of free market advocates' disagreement amongst each other was very broad, vague and lacking in any... [MORE]	Joseph Kellard	Jan 24, 2007 05:53