tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post7989375921125981540..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: Monarchy Without the Kingbionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-7268084823621378862017-01-26T06:54:11.503-08:002017-01-26T06:54:11.503-08:00Another great post! I agree with you on the signif...Another great post! I agree with you on the significance of culture. I still think Libertarians and true conservatives do not understand how culture is shaped. It is not just through simply spreading ideas. How those ideas spread is also important. Yes, a body of intellectual work and sound philosophy is essential but culture (especially today) is also shaped through music, art and literature (fiction). This is why Rand did more for libertarianism than Rothbard did (as much as I prefer him). Conservatives and libertarians tend to sneer at popular culture but that will not change it. Trump understands this and his time in entertainment paid off. When you watch him, it is like watching a more subdued form of stand-up comedy. That is why people went out in droves to see him speak on the campaign trail. He wasn't just speaking to them on the issues, he was entertaining at the same time.<br /><br />Sadly, true organic cultural change will not begin until the state's dominance of the economy is broken. Progressivism has also corrupted private organizations including some churches. Both the modern right and left engage in idol worship of the state and feed off its' welfare teat. Sadly, I eagerly await the next economic upheaval.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377005509866420932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-15052740666932324412017-01-26T03:20:40.855-08:002017-01-26T03:20:40.855-08:00Thank you for the feedback, MC.
More on this to c...Thank you for the feedback, MC.<br /><br />More on this to come. De Jouvenel isn't finished with me yet.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-7963184535766373892017-01-25T23:24:03.931-08:002017-01-25T23:24:03.931-08:00Thanks for your ongoing sober investigation into t...Thanks for your ongoing sober investigation into the importance of adherence to custom and culture for liberty to truly thrive. <br /><br />I think too many libertarians believe that if only some laws are changed at the federal level or the Constitution is more strictly followed or if the Constitution is amended, that a libertarian paradise could follow. Despite angering constitutionalists, President George Bush was correct when he quipped that the Constitution is just a piece of paper. Who cares what's written on paper if few people understand it and fewer still respect it? People will work hard to evade written rules with which they disagree. As you pointed out, liberty springs spontaneously from custom and culture, from a deeply held belief system which values freedom, property and contract and not from noble written words imposed at gunpoint upon an unwilling people.<br /><br />Unfortunately we libertarians have much more work ahead of us to win sufficient hearts and minds to a culture of liberty than we ever thought necessary. Changing a culture is a more daunting challenge than changing laws.MetaCynicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-35854240114951247612017-01-25T16:14:33.180-08:002017-01-25T16:14:33.180-08:00Thank you for reading!Thank you for reading!bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-55767541152593683332017-01-25T16:13:42.323-08:002017-01-25T16:13:42.323-08:00Thank you. The Abe thing struck me while working ...Thank you. The Abe thing struck me while working through the post. bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-84023698855586074562017-01-25T06:09:32.244-08:002017-01-25T06:09:32.244-08:00Once again...thank you...Once again...thank you...Ron Colson, IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683200423016675228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-34980469577896836022017-01-25T05:14:17.860-08:002017-01-25T05:14:17.860-08:00Great analysis!! Especially Uncle Abe
Owyhee Cow...Great analysis!! Especially Uncle Abe<br /><br /><br />Owyhee CowboyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com