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This point seconded. I saw it too.

Fine. I'll join in.

Hey, I'm Apocryphal Libertarian though I answer to to all sorts of appellations, with 'Apoc' being the most popular.

I became a Libertarian because I felt the ideology jived with economics, not the other way round. Because of that, I draw from a broader base of economic theory and am almost certainly the most tolerant of various Keynes ideas among the Libertarian Vanguard. Though the single greatest influence on my line of though, both philosophically and economically is Milton Friedman. On the political compass I wobble a bit, but always solidly bottom right. I'm also an unashamed nerd, lifetime member of the ACM, and like to pass my time reading about Econ and ranking celebrities. You'll know it when you see it (<3 Aaron Eckhart).

My original account joined mid '04, but I never really did anything with it till '05, and my various accounts didn't find the ED-P until late '06, and was more likely to lurk than anything. I didn't become a serious contributor until I made this account mid '07 or so. I've also attempted, not always successfully, to restrict myself to occasional, sincere, in depth posts with the goal of attempting to moderate people's view of Libertarianism rather than just beating them in an argument.

I've graduated with a BS in CSE and should have a degree in Business Administration as well, but the College of Business is fueding with the College of Engineering and wouldn't give me that damned thing despite completing the coursework. I attended a top 5 Engineering school (because I was deferred from MIT), worked as a Resident Advisor for 3 years in the party dorm on campus and am generally a very bitter person since graduation.

Of course, this is mostly due to having a tough, but very well paying (seriously, I've paid off $50k of student loans in just under a year) job*. I travel a lot, and since I'm the new guy on the team, not to very interesting places. I have also developed a taste for the finer variants of alcohol including (good) beer, wine, and spirits (almost always the top shelf stuff). Fair warning: if you see me on ED-P nowadays, I'm probably intoxicated.

*Seriously, to all the mokie's out there who constantly complain about not being able to get ahead no matter how hard you work, I urge you to consider a degree in Engineering. It's tough, but not a single one of my Engineering friends graduated without a job offer in these terrible economic conditions. Other non-BS majors are also encouraged.

That looked like an interesting quiz so I decided to take it myself, despite not being a libertarian in any way. Here were my results:

You Scored as Left-libertarian

Left-libertarians are libertarians that are more associated with the anti-authoritarian left than other libertarians. Left-libertarians can be minarchists, but many are anarchists who are in alliance with the anarchist left. Left-libertarians are more critical of conservatism and corporatism than most libertarians. They view libertarians in a hsitorical context that is interconnected with the history of the left.

Left-libertarian - 92%
Libertarian socialist - 83%
"Small L" libertarian - 75%
Geo-libertarian - 58%
Agorist - 42%
Neo-libertarian - 42%
Paleo-libertarian - 33%
Minarchist - 33%
Anarcho-capitalist - 8%

rolleyes

Hi, the name is Needs A Name or just The Nameless One.

I don't know whether I would consider myself to be a Libertarian or not but it is the group that I agree the most with.

I am not extremely knowledgeable so please don't hate on me because of something ignorant that leaves my mouth, I know that it will happen. I am here to become more knowledgeable on the subject and to learn as much as I can.

I have only taken one economics class and studied a bit outside of actual school. I tend to lean Austrian on the economic viewpoint and am a big Ron Paul supporter BUT not a Ron Paul worshipper.

I think that's a bit all . . . for now.

Hello, I am a recent addition to the guild. I do not have any relevant credentials, I am a bit of an autodidact on politico-economic matters. I have been some form of libertarian for over 6 years now -- I even registered to vote as a member of the party, when I cared about that sort of thing -- and have only grown more radical in my beliefs with each passing year.

Today I would best characterize myself as a LeFevreian autarchist. For those who are unaware, autarchy is essentially individualist market anarchism. However, it distinguishes itself from anarchy since anarchism is traditionally a "left-wing" or socialist ideology. Anarchists believe in the Marxist Labor Theory of Value, and fail to acknowledge property rights as the cornerstone of any prosperous, civilized society. Thus, the term autarchy, as used by the infamous libertarian political commentator Robert LeFevre*, was born. The term literally means self-rule, which makes more sense to me than anarchy, meaning without rule. After all, I am not a supporter of chaos and lawlessness; I simply believe the free market is fully capable of "regulating" law and order, perhaps even more efficiently than a government monopoly could. The Austrian school of economics is the principle influence on autarchy's economic doctrine.

Anyway, I am aware of the Guild's position on anti-state types, and so I promise to mind my rhetoric. wink

* I've heard rumors that he was the model for the Professor in R.A. Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.