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Voting without endorsing every policy
They buy into the same principle that statists do.
Dave SmithReason ·
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Voting without endorsing every policy
They buy into the same principle that statists do.
Smith is criticizing some libertarians who treat a vote for a major-party candidate as an endorsement of all that candidate’s actions. He argues that voting can instead be a strategic choice.
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