You'd think such a political philosophy would be the order of the day, people like Ron Paul should be elected President in a heartbeat, I mean what is more important and American and critical to a democracy and people's pursuit of happiness than unfettered liberty? then again we have
the drug situation,
and not just the ordinary drugs that used to make for movies like French Connection grown from poppy fields in Afghanistan but things made up by weird and evil scientists, mad eggheads who can't just go off in the woods and beat off around a log fire while drinking Coronas after a bad day of fishing like most normal American men...sci-fi writer Aldous Huxley sang their praises, the father of LSD and then there's also
unfettered abortion
late-term fetuses (proper usage now) in garbage bins & a kid's right (in libertarian views) to access porn in public libraries. Libertarianism will always be a minority and eccentric political movement, people want some protection from the Ravages of Life even if it means government has to step in every once in a while.
the weed argument i get but psychos like the father of lsd, they give the drugs a bad name, keep it natural, keep it in the fei...field ok?
ReplyDeleteThen libertarians always come out for the legalization of prostitution, I kinda do too at least in the sense if Joe the pimply geek wants to give some hooker 10 bucks for a cheap blowjob why is it the Law's business? also might prevent psycho virgins or one-hour foto guys from striking out at society. Their call for the abolition of the income tax, needless to say I agree with, besides I could probably retire now. NR's case for drug legalization, now do these ending the War on Drugs advocate types mean ALL drugs? angel dust too? yikes!! Look, WFB Jr. is getting on in years now, not thinking right. He should stick w/sailing, why take up such an irrational cause?
ReplyDeleteLibertarianism would require us all to be totally responsible for ourselves while trusting that the next guy is keeping his end of the bargain and doing the same. We really just are (understandably, imo) afraid to do that.
ReplyDeleteI'm libertarian in nature myself but up to a point, there has to be curbs. A libertarian society, everybody would be stoned all the time, oh wait a minute, we already have that.
ReplyDeleteI just thought of a cute saying - "a bad day of blogging is still better than a good day at work."
I have to say, even though I don't always agree w/him libertarian commentator Jacob Sullum is a very interesting writer, consistent too.
ReplyDelete"a bad day of blogging is still better than a good day at work."
ReplyDeleteYou NEVER have a bad day blogging, imo.
Anyway, I just don't think pure libertarianism mixes with human nature, we are imperfect and sometimes need external forces to guide us. Just my opinion of course.
ReplyDeleteLibertarianism is not exactly anarchism but it can have that unhappy result.
ReplyDeleteI go with Bill O'Reilly on this one, I myself would never see a hooker, I mean where is the male pride thing? I prefer to suffer, EGO is that important to me and at least I can sleep at night. The way I see it is when the day comes when you go to GIGGLES ("hey, why not?") or Romantic Depot and get one of those blowup dolls time to end it buddy, it's OVER!
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