Comments on: Are libertarians radical? http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/ pointbite.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: point http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-79 point Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:31:23 +0000 http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/#comment-79 Nick, thanks for your suggestion, but I don't have a problem with my definitions. (1) Is your property really private if the government can seize it through eminent domain? Is it really private if you have to pay such a massive amount of property tax for the privilege to own it? Is it really private if the government passes law after law governing what you can do and how you can behave in your own home? Is it really private when the government can search your home or monitor your actions without a warrant? I humbly submit that you may have a difficultly recognizing the difference between reality and a label. (2) I already addressed the means of production in my previous comment. Nick, thanks for your suggestion, but I don’t have a problem with my definitions.

(1) Is your property really private if the government can seize it through eminent domain? Is it really private if you have to pay such a massive amount of property tax for the privilege to own it? Is it really private if the government passes law after law governing what you can do and how you can behave in your own home? Is it really private when the government can search your home or monitor your actions without a warrant? I humbly submit that you may have a difficultly recognizing the difference between reality and a label.

(2) I already addressed the means of production in my previous comment.

]]> By: Nick http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Nick Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:11:19 +0000 http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/#comment-76 Anyhow, I am suggesting that your blog would be more readable if you limited it to the English language instead of a made up language with pretend definitions e.g. white should mean a color that reflects all spectrums of visible light, and up means the opposite of down, etc. Seems a bit petty to invent bogus terms for the very large majority of people who aren't libertarians. Even people who might subscribe to some of your ideas will be turned off by that. Nick Anyhow, I am suggesting that your blog would be more readable if you limited it to the English language instead of a made up language with pretend definitions

e.g. white should mean a color that reflects all spectrums of visible light, and up means the opposite of down, etc.

Seems a bit petty to invent bogus terms for the very large majority of people who aren’t libertarians. Even people who might subscribe to some of your ideas will be turned off by that.

Nick

]]> By: Nick http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Nick Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:49:45 +0000 http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/#comment-75 socialism: n a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state -- Doesn't describe many societies socialism: n
a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
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Doesn’t describe many societies

]]> By: point http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-73 point Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:08:43 +0000 http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/#comment-73 I think you would be surprised. What is your definition of "key"? When I use the term socialist I'm generally referring to people who support the collectivist concepts of government redistribution of income and opportunity by wrestling away control over the means of production from its own citizens -- keeping in mind that control doesn't have to involve an army general in charge of GM -- control could be just as effective with an appropriate mix of subsidies and taxation. I never said the majority of people weren't socialist. I think you would be surprised. What is your definition of “key”?

When I use the term socialist I’m generally referring to people who support the collectivist concepts of government redistribution of income and opportunity by wrestling away control over the means of production from its own citizens — keeping in mind that control doesn’t have to involve an army general in charge of GM — control could be just as effective with an appropriate mix of subsidies and taxation.

I never said the majority of people weren’t socialist.

]]> By: Nick http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Nick Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:50:01 +0000 http://www.pointbite.com/2007/12/31/are-libertarians-radical/#comment-70 Interesting. You talk a lot about socialists What is your definition of 'socialist'? Someone who advocates nationalization of all key industries? Because there aren't many of those around. I think you're using the term 'socialist' to mean 'non-libertarian'. Non libertarian is a pretty huge majority of the planet - about two standard deviations worth to the right of the statistical mean.) Interesting. You talk a lot about socialists What is your definition of ‘socialist’? Someone who advocates nationalization of all key industries? Because there aren’t many of those around.

I think you’re using the term ‘socialist’ to mean ‘non-libertarian’. Non libertarian is a pretty huge majority of the planet – about two standard deviations worth to the right of the statistical mean.)

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