tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post750102063045963780..comments2024-01-13T23:00:20.853+00:00Comments on MAN THE BARRICADES: Liberal or Libertarian?Gregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323165429887622931noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-32719688103741619612009-04-16T16:14:00.000+01:002009-04-16T16:14:00.000+01:00Thanks Richard.
What you say about the USA also a...Thanks Richard.<br /><br />What you say about the USA also applies here in the UK sadly, but we fight on!Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323165429887622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-92020605597153792362009-04-16T16:09:00.000+01:002009-04-16T16:09:00.000+01:00You wrote,
"Banning seems to be an acceptance tha...You wrote, <br />"<I>Banning seems to be an acceptance that the argument has been lost, persuasion failed therefore make it illegal</I>"<br /><br />What an excellent way of putting it! <br /><br />The same is true of recycling: if its <I>worth</I> recycling, there is no need for a law to enforce it.<br />[I know there are those who believe in, so-called, "external costs". Such externalities are a result of improper political handling of property rights... creating the classic, "<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons" REL="nofollow">Tragedy of the Commons</A>" —a different discussion.]<br /><br />I would like to add that the present interest in Ayn Rand is much too superficial to turn America around (to Founders' Principles). Yes, many see the parallels between the present government, and the antagonistic politico-economic policies of the U.S. government in <I>Atlas Shrugged</I>. The proper policies depend on a proper moral and epistemological understanding of Individual Rights, an understanding that must run deeper than that held by the Founders. <br /><br />Only Ayn Rand offers that depth of understanding, and few Americans today are capable of such integrative and introspective thought (thanks to public education, abundant leftist-relativist university academics & politicians, and mainstream media).Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479600882274172677noreply@blogger.com