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In reply to the discussion: Hello, DU. I am a libertarian. [View all]Ravenna44
(40 posts)...So I looked up the beliefs of Rand Paul (or else Ron Paul - I live in KY and can't keep them straight.)
What I utterly couldn't stomach was his view that government should play no role in protecting workers from injustice or bigotry. Example: asked whether sexual harassment in the workplace should be a crime, he said no, and that if a woman is being harassed she should just quit and work somewhere else, and if she decides to stay put then she is "asking for it."
This strikes me as ludicrous for a couple reasons. First, bad behavior by employers will vastly increase if the laws punishing injustice are repealed. Second, where is the justice in making the innocent injured party bear the burden of others's sins?
All in all this idea seems like a great recipe for taking us back into a Jim Crow, abuse-of-power, grab-the-secretary's-boobs kind of society. Which I don't want, but perhaps Libertarians are fine with.
What do you think?