[OWK]

What are you kidding?

No.

It was pure anarchy

1) Libertarianism is not anarchy.

2) The French Revolution begat authoritarian government, not anarchy.

[Antoninus]

1) Libertarianism is not anarchy.

Perhaps not in and of itself... however....

2) The French Revolution begat authoritarian government, not anarchy.

No, the French Revolution begat anarchy which in turn led to authoritarianism. Do you honestly think a libertine-arian regime in this country would not beget similar authoritarianism? I guarantee you it would.

The only hope for free republics is for the citizens to self-regulate their behavior. That's why freedom worked in this country for so long. Since the 1960s, we've given up this part of our patrimony in exchange for the quick fix, fun times, and dare I say, a "right to anal sex." This has made us weak to the point where the federal and state governments routinely tread on our God-given rights. We've effectively traded our rights to free-association, free speech, keep and bear arms, freedom of religion, etc. for pornography, gambling, and gay sex.

If this trend continues, there will come a time when people will say "Enough!" and there will be an authoritarian crack-down. If you don't believe me, try reading some history. I know this much: If we can't have a constitutional republic as envisioned by our Founding Fathers, I prefer a benign dictatorship to the glittering anarchy posing as "freedom" offered by libertine-arianism.