I am laughing my proverbial arse off. After spending a fair amount of time on left, or perhaps they would prefer the tag progressive leaning blogs, reading the constant belittling, name calling, insulting and often vulgar characterizations of almost anything they disagree with, which of course is everything conservative , I am not surprised to learn of a Anti Tea Party movement. Before going any further however I must be fair and balanced. There are a few lefties whose views and opinions are deserving of consideration and I would be amongst the first to advise everyone, including conservatives, to do so. I shall not drop any names here but those of whom I am speaking of know who you are. And any conservative whose mind is open enough to be challenged by smart lefties probably know who am speaking of as well. Another thing I have noticed about the left, or progressives is their tendency toward elitism and snobbery. I hav...
I suspect we boast a bit prematurely...at least by Thomas Paine's standards.
ReplyDeleteGee, ya think Jerry?
ReplyDeleteNow THAT is what I call thinking conservatively, in the best sense of the world.
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Absolutely Jersey!
ReplyDeleteI've often questioned why the so called "conservatives" cherry pick Paine conveniently leaving out the parts they dislike. Guess it's human nature, we see it ALL the time on blogs that profess to understand true liberty. Go figure.
Paine can be a goldmine for cherry pickers - just like the Bible and almost everything else. One quote I remember is "Every nation ought to have a debt."
DeleteLike a household and a business it ought remain manageable. It seems reasonable to carry debt during times of economic dislocations, national
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conflict. During times of a growing economy, business expansion, and full employment (whatever that means), budgets should be balanced and debt reduced.
Wouldn't the Objectivist view be that the poor are responsible for their own happiness? Rand would reject this statement, I think.
ReplyDeleteWe're all responsible but still we put lifeguards on the beaches. People are fallible and isn't it bit harsh to let people die because they are responsible for that drunk driver or that waiter who didn't wash his hands? If this is Objectivism, perhaps it requires a perfect world and perfect people to be any kind of a guide.
ReplyDeleteRand and Objectivism has many positives, irrespective of what some would say. Rand and her Objectivism, like any other independent thinker and their philosophy is not perfect. Where Rand is lacking is she didn't take the concept of long term rational self
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I might be an Objectivist if I think that it's in my rational self interest that the US adopt more Socialism?
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