I don't consider myself a Libertarian. It was just less repugnant than either the Demmicans or the Republicrats, and I've never forgiven Nader for killing off the VW bug because he was uncomfortable with a final-oversteering car.

As near as I can figure, Libertarians-with-a-capital-L are simply anarchists who figure that if government is eliminated, people will all, by some magic, start behaving decently of their own accord.

I call myself a Rational Anarchist. Heinlein originated the term, as far as I know.

Anarchist = government is evil.

Rational = as long as people are imperfect, some government is a necessary evil.

Rational Anarchist = The function of the political process is to determine how little government we can get away with, and still have society function acceptably - not to solve all of society's problems by passing more laws.

Peter.