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| But if libertarians are seen as championing not simply freedom of choice but a rigidly nonjudgmental attitude toward all choices--if we are seen not simply as tolerant but as indifferent to moral questions--then many people who might be sympathetic to liberty will be pushed into the arms of the authoritarians. Granting the fact that mature, liberal democracies live in peace with each other, agree on the unique legitimacy democratic governance provides, have a track record of assisting countries making a transition to democracy, and might wish to collaborate on at least some issues in a global forum that excludes the worst human rights abusers, tyrants, and authoritarians from the deliberations, maybe it's time to make a clean break. Afghans have again put their trust in warlords--and in some cases the Taliban--because they recognize that authoritarians can more quickly and easily restore stability than the elected (but crippled) central government can. |
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