tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post2488438595828675566..comments2024-01-13T07:38:36.064-05:00Comments on Target Liberty: The Problem With ConservativesRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-10249400905458037932018-02-09T08:50:42.707-05:002018-02-09T08:50:42.707-05:00I find , in my debates with statists, that their &...I find , in my debates with statists, that their "trump" card, which makes government a necessity, is sex and the horrible possibility that someone may be touching someone in ways prohibited by their religious superstitions. I know I am dealing with a conservative as soon as I hear the word pornography. Religion IS the desire to punish touching.<br /><br />I recall watching a troop ofJohn Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826480541002960583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-67774436981214442172018-02-08T21:26:36.516-05:002018-02-08T21:26:36.516-05:00Re: PH,
--- why can't the members [sic] of a ...Re: PH,<br /><br />--- why can't the members [sic] of a city? ---<br /><br /><br />See, folks? Inferior mentalities. <br /><br />Cities don't have 'members.'OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-60784768695395947402018-02-08T20:51:44.144-05:002018-02-08T20:51:44.144-05:00Because a city is a mere political abstraction whe...Because a city is a mere political abstraction whereas a club is a mutually voluntary association.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-57283153892933091552018-02-08T19:43:26.471-05:002018-02-08T19:43:26.471-05:00If the members of a golf club can decide on a cond...If the members of a golf club can decide on a condition of entry, why can't the members of a city?PHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505462828969815943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-77592035810351519432018-02-08T19:24:57.263-05:002018-02-08T19:24:57.263-05:00─ The only legitimate purpose of a limited governm...─ The only legitimate purpose of a limited government in a free society is to keep the peace, prosecute and punish those who initiate violence against the person or property of others, provide a forum for dispute resolution, and constrain those who would attempt to interfere with people’s peaceful actions. ─<br /><br />Indeed one can argue that the role of government should be limited to OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-47042453227687305652018-02-08T17:29:00.937-05:002018-02-08T17:29:00.937-05:00Re: PH,
─ When a golf club has a condition of ent...Re: PH,<br /><br />─ When a golf club has a condition of entry that a user must be a member, and security removes someone because he is a non-member, no libertarian claims it's a violation of the NAP. ─<br /><br />All members of a golf club join voluntarily and not by accident or happenstance. You do realize this, don't you?<br /><br />─ If a golf club can have a condition of entry, why OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-41146075076626347732018-02-08T12:30:15.861-05:002018-02-08T12:30:15.861-05:00When a golf club has a condition of entry that a u...When a golf club has a condition of entry that a user must be a member, and security removes someone because he is a non-member, no libertarian claims it's a violation of the NAP. If a golf club can have a condition of entry, why can't a city?PHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505462828969815943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-21117095866833217342018-02-08T10:56:07.809-05:002018-02-08T10:56:07.809-05:00─ Such is conservatism, an authoritarian philosoph...─ Such is conservatism, an authoritarian philosophy that thinks people should be caged for engaging in peaceful behavior the government doesn’t approve of. ─<br /><br />I hope that this is not a sudden realization or epiphany. Conservatives and Socialists of every kind have relied on the State to push their own view of Man on everyone else. Conservatives and Progressives before them want to OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.com