That's the most insidious evil of all, perpetrated, of course, in
the name of "god".
Not always. What about libertarians that coerce their children into
doing things that are ultimately for their own good?
Who defines "criminally insane?" These days, apparently, the punishment
for the criminally insane is to elect them to office.
I define it as people who think their good ideas entitle them to coerce
you to live for them, by serving them in some way or surrendering your
property to them.
Well, OK, that's what you think "they" "should" do.
They don't have to live like the Amish. They could buy solar cells and
wind mills and use bio-diesel fuel. Of course, all these things are made
from petroleum. But at least their unplugging from the world system,
rather than plugging in.
Its a moral issue. Peacenicks bitch and moan about circumstances they
create by their own consumption. You are paying people to fight for your
petroleum when you purchase it with dollars, simple as that. You are, in
effect, contracting a mercenary force to stabilize the global economy
whenever you spend a dollar. If you can't see that, you are myopic.
Reality doesn't change just because you dont want to see it.
Well, I'm not going to live by your limitations, and if you want
to force me to, you're going to have to have the courage to come
over here and physically use force on me.
No, I'll just laugh at how ignorant you are. Truth is self-evident,
stupidity reaps its own rewards.
That's the way your
religion works, isn't it? You're gonna save their souls if you
have to burn them at the stake?
I'm doing my best to worship the God of Reality, of Existence. Currently
I'm studying Peikoff's "Objectivism: The Philosophy Of Ayn Rand".
Hard-core materialistic atheism.
Not that I endorse it, her or him, but they have a profound grasp of
reality you seem to lack, as evidenced by your ability to only
criticize, citing failing policy but not any effective policy. And you
think magically, as evidenced by the religious beliefs you've stated,
and thinking that a run of sporting events could predict a political
election without citing causal rather than merely correlating factors.
My God doesn't need to burn anyone for not worshiping, Rich, those that
transgress my God burn themselves. You think when you spend your dollars
and live in a community, you don't motivate others in that community to
do evil? You do understand market capitalism?
Perhaps we can say we voted Libertarian - we didn't endorse direct
initiation of violence and advocate peace. But we spend dollars for
petroleum products, and we must realize the consequence on others of
motivating them thus.
A Libertarian must recognize the plight of his neighbors, and not "game"
and make "excuses" to avoid responsibility for influencing environment
and contexts of actions.
You are responsible for educating your children right and wrong, so they
don't rob others for you. Or don't get together in a mob to enslave
others, as socialists do.
I would recommend other of Rand/Peikoffs books, but your technically
minded enough to handle the one I cited. Read it, and see if you can
keep faith in your God
It may challenge what you think of as your head and heart, spirit and
soul. Perhaps Objectivism lacks a context of faith, to believe the
universe is worth honoring it by living a life in it.
And so, in your little speech here, you have completely evaded my
question as to when I ever claimed to be a "good little hippy."
You like weed, you criticize war you are indirectly causing and is being
waged for your benefit, you live an unconventional existance, so I
identified you as a "hippy". I don't remember you claiming to be one.
Sorry if I offend.
But you didn't pass up the opportunity to spew forth your personal
ideology, did you?
Do I ever? Does anyone care? Have I ever gotten any rational, useful
feedback? When I resolve and integrate my love/hatred for society, I
wont bother spewing forth any more pearls before undeserving swine.
--
Scott
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A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. - Ambrose Bierce
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