From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Wed Aug 14 2002 - 07:45:20 MDT
>From: Damien Sullivan <phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu>
>>Brian D Williams wrote:
>> We get criticized for acting in our own best interests by
>> countries that are acting in their own best interests.
>I'm amazed how people I thought were libertarians and anarchists,
>who don't even trust the US to fund scientific research at home,
>trust it to act in "our best interests" abroad.
Strawman argument.
I've never said anything about U.S. funding of scientific research,
and while I am a social Libertarian I am not a card carrying
Libertarian, nor an anarchist, but a Minarchist, I believe in
minimal government.
>> Not for good criticism, but most so called criticism is nothing
>> more than cheap shots.
>Unlike the cheap shots coming out of the administration.
Or this one.
Brian
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