tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post4670295060039723448..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: Thick Libertarians Don’t Get itbionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-77917618309931157692014-04-24T03:28:23.323-07:002014-04-24T03:28:23.323-07:00Yes, this recent wave doesn't seem to be by ac...Yes, this recent wave doesn't seem to be by accident; and, as always, nice to hear from you, Abu. bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-26380352084548860142014-04-24T02:22:11.756-07:002014-04-24T02:22:11.756-07:00There's more to the thick "libertarians&q...There's more to the thick "libertarians" crowd than meets the eye. By definition, the NAP constitutes a genuine threat to the elite's MO. A cognitive infiltration tsunami has been unleashed to drown an idea whose time has come, methinks.<br /><br />AbuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-87566428199315995202014-04-23T11:22:20.529-07:002014-04-23T11:22:20.529-07:00Fully agree. It's the lack of acting on good ...Fully agree. It's the lack of acting on good fundamental principle that has gotten us here. Abandoning principle for feel-good motivation will only lead to more ruin.Onlookerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07742157936955263465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-23269247979453296702014-04-23T11:14:43.339-07:002014-04-23T11:14:43.339-07:00I find no simple answer to this. On the one hand,...I find no simple answer to this. On the one hand, any movement toward liberty and less state intervention is better than the alternative. On the other, unless the concept of the NAP is always kept in focus, it will be lost and there is no hope to even get close.<br /><br />My concern isn't with the Walter Williams' of the world - he doesn't claim to be a libertarian, to my knowledge.<br /><br />My concern is toward those who claim the name, but advocate points outside of the principle. In the examples that I have dealt with over the last few weeks, it is clear that the proponents of thick cannot reconcile their dreams with the notion of property.<br /><br />I conclude this must always be challenged.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-77568239249790223412014-04-23T10:02:59.135-07:002014-04-23T10:02:59.135-07:00A small thin crowd would certainly be better than ...A small thin crowd would certainly be better than what we currently have, which is several teeny-tiny thin camps sniping at each other, wasting effort that does nothing to advance the movement in any way. Any newcomer quickly finds himself in the middle of this internecine war where the Randianish are trading shots with the Rothbardianish, etc. Supporters of IP get branded as statists, Christian-influenced types get branded as mystics, and everyone brands everyone else a cultist. All over minor disagreements among those who are as thin as it gets.<br /><br />Meanwhile, there are some thicker libertarians and non-libertarians who are actually getting some important messages out the door of the church instead of preaching only to their sect of the converted. Even a thin type can find much of value in Jacob Sullum, Vin Suprinowicz, Walter Williams, Radley Balko, Sheldon Richman, etc. as long as you can grit your teeth while wading through the thick stuff and bear stumbling across the occasional pro-war statement.<br /><br />How many thin libertarians do you know who jumped straight from mainstream political thought into radical thin-ness? I certainly didn't. It took a long time to even find that little tent, much less embrace it. Perhaps we should rejoice every time someone is enticed to enter the thick tent because they may have the most potential to move on to the thin side. Brett Middletonnoreply@blogger.com