tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886977048408085613.post905743770832860507..comments2009-06-27T15:03:45.171-07:00Comments on Liberty Snippet: An Open Letter to My Democrat FriendsLiberty Snippethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817753609097431537noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886977048408085613.post-78324840244767988662009-06-12T17:40:59.577-07:002009-06-12T17:40:59.577-07:00Ah, welcome to the land of the awakened, Joel!Ah, welcome to the land of the awakened, Joel!Liberty Snippethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817753609097431537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886977048408085613.post-68128824064333807522009-06-12T13:12:20.257-07:002009-06-12T13:12:20.257-07:00My "kindness" comment is probably pretty...My "kindness" comment is probably pretty easily explained by what I said right after that-- that I am coming to libertarianism direct from the Obama/liberal Democrat side. Liberals (and more or less my whole social circle is liberal/left) think that kindness means using the cooperative nature of the state to "help" the "less fortunate". So my comment has nothing to do with whether libertarians/voluntaryists are compassionate or not in fact, but anyone "left of center" has pretty much been brainwashed to believe that if you want there to be no state, then at best, you are selfish and not at all kind, and at worst, you are just plain crazy and/or dangerous.<br /><br />I'm just trying to help all y'all to understand how half of the American electorate thinks. :-) And at the same time to realize that there is hope for them to see the light, because I did.Joel GLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244692753296680669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886977048408085613.post-17977436851214644012009-06-09T20:48:40.669-07:002009-06-09T20:48:40.669-07:00@Joel
That's interesting about kindness and li...@Joel<br />That's interesting about kindness and libertarians. Until this past weekend I hadn't met another libertarian in person, and those who I've met are all very kind... possibly because they are also voluntaryists. I'd like to believe that most libertarians are kind-hearted, so I will assume so until/ unless my assumption is proven incorrect in some cases. <br /><br />Thanks for your comments!Liberty Snippethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817753609097431537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886977048408085613.post-50845433736531194442009-06-09T12:35:02.122-07:002009-06-09T12:35:02.122-07:00I like that you have used the K word- "kindne...I like that you have used the K word- "kindness". Not a trait commonly associated in the mind of "the public" with big or small L libertarians. You have hit upon one of the reasons I have gone from an Obama-voting Democrat straight to libertarian anarchism. (In my defense, I never really "drank the kool-ade" about Obama. :-) I just didn't see an alternative, then.)Joel GLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244692753296680669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886977048408085613.post-1338024181031217202009-05-25T14:44:34.904-07:002009-05-25T14:44:34.904-07:00Thanks~ Glad you like it!Thanks~ Glad you like it!Liberty Snippethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817753609097431537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886977048408085613.post-61152540492357679772009-05-25T10:15:45.631-07:002009-05-25T10:15:45.631-07:00Really excellent, Libby!Really excellent, Libby!Gary Chartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687278491211390956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886977048408085613.post-64137297988274566792009-05-25T09:47:49.492-07:002009-05-25T09:47:49.492-07:00Great Post Libby!Great Post Libby!goodiemonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268888991764135067noreply@blogger.com