Comments on: Isms – part 1 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/03/08/isms-part-1/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: T F Stern http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/03/08/isms-part-1/#comment-801 T F Stern Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:28:30 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/03/08/isms-part-1/#comment-801 You missed the most important ism, are you ready,,, Down South you might hear an ignorant person explain, "Taint yos, ism mine!" I'll report for PC retrain next time it comes around. You missed the most important ism, are you ready,,,

Down South you might hear an ignorant person explain, “Taint yos, ism mine!”

I’ll report for PC retrain next time it comes around.

]]> By: Julie http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/03/08/isms-part-1/#comment-799 Julie Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:33:31 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/03/08/isms-part-1/#comment-799 Thanks for this interesting post. Thanks for this interesting post.

]]> By: Wulf http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/03/08/isms-part-1/#comment-798 Wulf Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:15:00 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/03/08/isms-part-1/#comment-798 Thank you for making some excellent points. In particular, it always bothers me when people define collectivism as categorically evil and harmful to liberty. Having some friends who live in a commune - specifically a mendicant Franciscan friary - I have seen consentual collectivism work. The key, as you say, is whether this is forced upon a person. There is nothing wrong with consensual communism. As with any other -ism, it is the question of consent that determines whether liberties are jeopardized - in other words, when the government enforces one philosophy on all. Nice write-up. Thank you for making some excellent points. In particular, it always bothers me when people define collectivism as categorically evil and harmful to liberty. Having some friends who live in a commune – specifically a mendicant Franciscan friary – I have seen consentual collectivism work. The key, as you say, is whether this is forced upon a person.

There is nothing wrong with consensual communism. As with any other -ism, it is the question of consent that determines whether liberties are jeopardized – in other words, when the government enforces one philosophy on all.

Nice write-up.

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