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To: betty boop

And it’s worth a lot, dear Betty Boop! I would only add that most libertarians would not fall for (or even tolerate) the global warming alarmism being pushed over at sites like Little Green Footballs. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to label such people “liberaltarians,” as opposed to ascribing their “philosophy” to libertarianism, which gives even libertarians a bad name!


343 posted on 09/29/2009 9:56:42 AM PDT by GodGunsGuts
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Perhaps it would be more appropriate to label such people “liberaltarians,” as opposed to ascribing their “philosophy” to libertarianism, which gives even libertarians a bad name!

It turns out labels aren't particularly helpful. I suggested that the self-described "true conservatives" who were objecting to Fundamentalist pressure on JimRob were perhaps Libertarians.

Now I'm wondering whether they may actually be "Radical Progressives." The reason I wonder is the type of tactic being used here is straight out of the radical progressive playbook: "First of all, blame the other guy for doing what you are, in fact, already doing." Thus one manages (somehow) to self-innoculate against any suspicion that one — a pillar of virtue — is capable of sinking to the level of behavior of the "enemy."

It's absurd. But the description seems to fit this case: Fundamentalist Christians are being blamed for what these "Liberaltarians" (or whatever you want to call them) are doing themselves. I.e., pressuring JimRob.

Why are they pressuring JimRob? Simply to remove speech of which they disapprove from public view.

But who made them "Censor?" Haven't they ever heard of the First Amendment???

373 posted on 09/29/2009 11:38:08 AM PDT by betty boop (Without God man neither knows which way to go, nor even understands who he is. —Pope Benedict XVI)
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