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To: LexBaird
LexBaird 'eliminating laws on drugs or abortion, both of which lessen the authority of the State'

That is of the Libertarian ideology

LexBaird 'but at a cost to society.'

Having the government pay for it is of the Leftist - Socialist ideology at the other end of the scale

Two separate ideologies, two Different points on the lineal model.

42 posted on 02/13/2016 10:40:04 AM PST by Torcert (Veritas odium paret. (Truth creates hatred.) - Terence)
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To: Torcert

And there you are using a second logical fallacy: begging the question.

It goes like this: “since I am defining the terms as me being correct, I am therefore correct. Thus the question is resolved in the premise.”

Your premise is incorrect because your definitions are too limited, as leftist/rightist and statist/anarchist are not the same line. You model is too simplistic to account for variations, such as absolute monarchy or theocracy (right-wing statist) or revolutionary anarchist (left-wing anti-statist).


43 posted on 02/15/2016 10:36:27 AM PST by LexBaird (Tyrannosaurus Lex, unapologetic carnivore)
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