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Originally posted by Neo_Serf
reply to post by LeftWingLarry
Youre right, it wouldnt be feasible to open the gates of the farm and let the cows run free. They are a weak and dependant slave race. Cows have been bred to depend on their masters, and to stampede any of their fellow cows who point out that the farmer might have less than noble intentions for them. As long as the trough is full of feed they care not if they are eating the chipped remains of their fellows.
Sucks for the rest of us livestock who actually do have the desire and ability to live free.
Originally posted by tigpoppa
sounds like anarchy to me.
I am an american and we dont have this party here. I support freedom and god by voting republican. The republicans are the true patriots who are not afraid to go toe to toe against liberals who want to burn our flag in the streets like these libertarians. I cant support a group that spits on the american way of life by burning our flag or demonizing President Bush, the last true president.
Originally posted by Neo_Serf
reply to post by LeftWingLarry
Youre right, it wouldnt be feasible to open the gates of the farm and let the cows run free. They are a weak and dependant slave race. Cows have been bred to depend on their masters, and to stampede any of their fellow cows who point out that the farmer might have less than noble intentions for them. As long as the trough is full of feed they care not if they are eating the chipped remains of their fellows.
Sucks for the rest of us livestock who actually do have the desire and ability to live free.
Originally posted by endisnighe
There is one tenet of Libertarianism.
You have the RIGHT to do anything as long as you do not infringe on someone else's rights of Life, Liberty or Property.
I will always be your friend and benefactor.
You have the right to your own world. You have the right to believe in what you want. You have the right to self determination.
Why the HELL are you not a Libertarian?
Because I have realized a very important secret of the universe.
I am not alone.
I am not one single isolated person.
Who I am is a summation of myself and everyone I know, how we interact and what everyone's conditions are.
I am a member of a cohesive society.
To pretend that I stand alone from my family, my neighbors, my friends, even the people I hate, is to emotionally, mentally, and ethically stunt myself as a human being; I.e., become a Libertarian.
It's one thing to say "I can do whatever I want so long as I don't infringe on someone else."
It's quite another thing to actually pull this off, for the simple reason that we are not simply single cattle, each meandering around our own exclusive, fenced-off piece of pasture; we're a whole herd, and what we do inevitably affects others around us.
I am not a libertarian because I have a sense of ethics.
I am not a libertarian because I will forgo personal profit to aid my fellow person.
I am not a libertarian, for the most part, because I am no longer thirteen years old, and have not been for nearly two decades.
I am not a libertarian, because I have learned there are only two kinds of self-professed libertarians; leftists who want to sound smarter than they actually are, and genuine sociopaths.
I am not a Libertarian, because I realize that the needs of my society are more congruous with my needs as an individual than not.
Originally posted by tigpoppa
sounds like anarchy to me.
I am an american and we dont have this party here. I support freedom and god by voting republican. The republicans are the true patriots who are not afraid to go toe to toe against liberals who want to burn our flag in the streets like these libertarians. I cant support a group that spits on the american way of life by burning our flag or demonizing President Bush, the last true president.