To: Appalled but Not Surprised
"Scratch a libertarian, find a sensualist who doesn't want to be held accountable to anybody for what they do to others." First, sensuality has no direct relationship with accountability, or lack of it. Second, freedom cannot work without a "virtuous people," that is to say, people who take responsibility for their own actions. It's one of the first principles of libertarianism.
230 posted on
11/26/2005 4:57:22 PM PST by
Sam Cree
(absolute reality) - "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Albert Einstein)
To: Sam Cree; Appalled but Not Surprised
freedom cannot work without a "virtuous people," that is to say, people who take responsibility for their own actions.Yes, but there is no evidence that a people (adults) can be made virtuous by restricting their freedom.
234 posted on
11/26/2005 5:03:50 PM PST by
Know your rights
(The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
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