I think it's quite obvious that he was a right wing nut-job. I'm not interested in a getting side-tracked by a pseudo-philosophical/semant ic discussion that misses the main point of my original post.

You Wrote: "Hey, I like social freedom for all, like gay marriage, but I like small government and fiscal responsibility. So what am I?

Many would consider that person a libertarian..."

Answer: You're probably a fiscal conservative. If you include legalized prostitution and drugs and a non-interventionist foreign policy *then* the libertarian tag would be more appropriate.

PS---I recognize that not everyone fits a phrase 100%, but I also recognize that if someone fits the core principles heavily, completely avoiding the phrases is silly and cumbersome. And I'm sorry, but there is no serious debate (outside maybe right wing think tanks, etc.) about Hitler being "left".

At any rate, it's clear that left wing extremism is also terrible (obviously), but thankfully we don't have a violent outbreak of that in the US at the moment to worry about on top the right wing extremism (the threat of which was highlighted by the DHS).

by Tom Hanc on 06/11/2009 09:22:41 PM EST

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