[tomdemaine]

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I'm with tomd here -- there seems to be an *apparent* tension between consequentialism and deontology in the ACist camp; if ACists are to whole-heartedly embrace Ron Paul (and it sure seems like that's happening on this forum), then it would seem to imply that the normative moral and ethical claims ACists are fond of making are at least somewhat meaningless, given how readily they abandon them if it means "a step in the right direction" or some face time on CNN or whatever other justification is used for supporting Paul.

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I'm not a consequentialist ACist, I'm just not going to crucify those that are. The position is so fringe as it is, why bother starting fights in our own camp? That's why I said the last post was "probably" my last of the thread (though I knew it wouldn't be)- because I was tired of going on the defensive for a group of people I'm not even part of (those that intend to cast a vote for Ron Paul).

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I don't want you to feel like you're on the defensive. We are all on the same team and what's more I don't doubt that ACers voting for Ron Paul do so for any reason other than their love of freedom, but I'd like to get them to reconsider that decision I hope this thread has been useful towards that end.