tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579276438498793256.post5241882392038078489..comments2023-05-05T08:45:59.693-04:00Comments on Bastiat's Corner: Where are all the Former Libertarians?Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934119207879672793noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579276438498793256.post-773559558340569012013-09-20T20:55:12.634-04:002013-09-20T20:55:12.634-04:00Ron Paul changed his political party affiliation b...Ron Paul changed his political party affiliation but he never changed his political philosophy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579276438498793256.post-29811771243622572842013-03-26T16:33:56.170-04:002013-03-26T16:33:56.170-04:00Why is it that people can only view libertarianism...Why is it that people can only view libertarianism through absolutist glasses? People, in general, rarely have huge shifts in their political beliefs, at least not rapidly. <br /><br />There are a lot of people I know (myself included) who have become more moderate/minarchist in their outlook over time (and vice versa). <br /><br />But for the most famous example of all: Ron Paul becoming a Republican after running for President as a Libertarian...hacksoncodenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579276438498793256.post-90549591866195333032013-03-26T11:34:18.687-04:002013-03-26T11:34:18.687-04:00More than that, even, is the fact that VERY few pe...More than that, even, is the fact that VERY few people who I have seen reject the paradigm has fully understood it. Perhaps 2, of all of the criticisms of Libertarianism I have read...Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927063169804741510noreply@blogger.com