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PazGuerro (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
When celebrities and politicians die, I don't even blink. Just seeing Milton Friedman here and knowing he is gone tears me to pieces. He is one of the reasons I devote most of my free time to studying economics, and one of the few people responsible for my cured apathy.
freedomwv (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Milton has got a point. He who owns his own property will take care of it best.
pookatim (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The main difference between European and American definitions is the fact that the US has no legacy of monarchy. Each American is a sovereign individual, not a subject. The power to govern lies in each individual American who only lend it to political leaders in measured amount and for limited duration at regularly scheduled elections. What makes us exceptional is that we don't see government as the source of our rights. They exist as a birthright. We defend our individuality.
woofalot13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@TheMa11lman Your a insomniac then he he i just watched one vid will watch more , sadly the American model of libertarianism seems to have infected the UK Choamsky And you have opened my eyes although my disgust for these ultra right libertarians has only increased .It truly is a cloak of respectability and a distortion of a very respectable ideal Cheers mate it is great to meet informed people online mayhaps its because the yanks are in bed ha ha thanks .
TheMa11lman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@woofalot13 I am actually Australian so yeah the difference of definitions cross culture can become quite confusing.
woofalot13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@TheMa11lman Cool thank you i will look it up , are you American as i am British and political labels seem quite different these days between cultures , thank you again .
TheMa11lman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@woofalot13 As I can not explain it very well I seriously hope you take a look at a video called Noam Chomsky on Libertarian Socialism its one of the first videos to come up if you search it. (unfortunately I cannot put in the link)
woofalot13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@TheMa11lman Small point i don't think free markets will disappear any day soon do you .
woofalot13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@TheMa11lman Yup you are correct about the evolution thing i knew as soon as i had typed it that it was over simplistic but as you may have read in my previous posts that the only libertarians i personally know are all ex right wing conservatives (and really their still ultra right) so i'm still trying to get my head around a laissez-faire socialist , thank you though it is food for thought and good food at that .
TheMa11lman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@woofalot13 Libertarian socialism is in no way a contradiction of terms if you use the original definition of what libertarian is. Originally libertarianism referred to a near stateless society with no reference to free markets. Also whilst the theory of evolution states that species must become more complicated it has nothing to do with politics. I would refer you to another scientific principal Ockham's Razor which very clearly states that the most simple answer is usually the correct one. |
