I consider myself a small-l libertarian. My philosophy is that people should be free to do as they please as long as they do not hurt anyone (other than themselves) or impose a cost on me.
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I consider myself a small-l libertarian. My philosophy is that “people should be free to do as they please as long as they do not hurt anyone” (other than themselves) or impose a cost on me.
The Wiccan rede : “Do As Thou Wilt But Harm None”
Anyone will notice that for every libertarian (and many progressives and Marxists today) this statement is paramount to all of their political philosophy. It is aligned with the Marxist philosophy of ‘Relative Morality’ and seeks to make everyone “Equal” to the extent that even all forms of morality are equal. Do whatever feels good is what they want to preach to our children.
This is the essence of the disease that is harming our children ever since the radical counter culture took root here in America.
I have noticed that most conservatives not only accept us but come damn close to embracing us. The ones that do not are the social(ist) conservatives, the ones that feel that we are immoral for embracing our philosophy of individual freedom, and the responsibility that comes with it, so they resort to childish name calling and immature, illogical arguments. The only difference between a liberal and a social(ist) conservative is which side of the spectrum they wish to use to infringe upon our rights. This is why I left the conservative movement. socialism is as socialism does, and social(ist) conservatives are indeed socialists....