that isn't true.. the cato institute leans heavily in the libertarian direction. they have quite the logical and intellectual foundation for their arguments. i don't know what a "true" libertarian is anymore than i know what a true "republican", "democrat", "liberal" or "conservative" are.. again, it comes down to positions on issues, rather than getting hung up on rhetoric.
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do republicans stand for limited government? is bush a republican? don't democrats stand for equality under the law? aren't white males discriminated by affirmative action?
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| it has to resort to pragmatics, i.e. showing that government regulation of the market and public spending are bad in the sense that they hurt the economy or reduce quality of life or whatever. |
no different than the two leading parties - only that the specifics of their rhetoric are different.
again, it's the policies, not the rhetoric.