http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:31:40 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/26/165916.php#comment-734153 I'm really stunned that some people are actually debating whether HST is "libertarian or not libertarian." I thought the very idea of libertarianism was one of open-mindedness and escape from the false dichotomy of leftwing-only/rightwing-only. Seriously. What it sounds like is that he was essentially libertarian except he was probably more left-wing and possibly socialist on economics/private property (as a matter of fact, tons of green party/socialists are basically libertarians with the exception of economics/private property. Were they to change their views on that, they'd essentially be complete libertarians). I would still call him nearly a true libertarian. One single thing does not "void" that. And WildBill above said he "wasn't libertarian" because he lived his life recklessly, and seemed to infer that if you don't "live" libertarianism in all facets of life, you are "not libertarian." What kind of bullcrap is that? If that's true, then Ron Paul is not libertarian because he practices Christianity, a COLLECTIVIST RELIGION. Seriously, nothing else need be said. As you probably noticed from some of what I said above, I'm thoroughly sick and tired of the dumb and mindless anger on both sides: socialists/Greens angrily decrying libertarians as "capitalist scum" and what-have-you and likewise libertarians discouting people like HST for being 99.9% libertarian and not 100%. Seriously, there is NO definitive defition. At all. Socialists and libertarians, like it or not, have tons in common. And this is coming from an anarcho-capitalist (me). 734153@blogcritics.org Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:31:40 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/26/165916.php#comment-700687 Brother Rose- I thank you kindly for the testimonial. Still, I could use a good neck wringing, Grendel. I've surely got it coming. But beyond that, do you have any counterargument as to why I'm wrong about HST other than whipping my ass? 700687@blogcritics.org Sat, 8 Mar 2008 11:18:26 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/26/165916.php#comment-700636 Grendel, you're not the first to feel that way and won't be the last. Fortunately, Al is a giant amongst men and his neck is the size of a giant redwood, rendering him almost invulnerable! 700636@blogcritics.org Sat, 8 Mar 2008 07:41:30 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/26/165916.php#comment-700632 Al, it's a shame I can't get my hands around you're scrawny neck..... 700632@blogcritics.org Sat, 8 Mar 2008 06:45:55 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/26/165916.php#comment-639360 Bravo! He was a first rate wretch and you nailed it!!! 639360@blogcritics.org Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:51:49 EDT