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Sat Dec-02-06 02:03 PM
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49. An anomalous designation.

I was a Goldwater Republican. It was a kind of libertarianism to me, meaning: nobody should tell me what to do. It was a philosophy that fell of its own weight when faced with the inequalities built into the system. That made me a libertarian socialist. I can still identify in some sense with Goldwater, as I think Dean does. There is a commitment to things like truth and justice, which would put Goldwater out of step with contemporary Republicans. Libertarianism (small l) does not equate to selfishness.

Funny, I was living in Arizona when Goldwater died. Local "conservatives" called him a liberal.

--IMM

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