Comments on: Libertarian snark of the day http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/04/25/libertarian-snark-of-the-day/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Akston http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/04/25/libertarian-snark-of-the-day/#comment-65859 Akston Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:39:04 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=5501#comment-65859 Good point Peter.

Frank’s quote is an example of the mindset that Social Freedom is fine, but Economic Freedom is not to be tolerated – especially the freedom to fail. Freedom is freedom.

Absent the initiated force of government, all interactions are entered voluntarily with the perception that they serve the party involved. These parties can make mistakes and fail (like investing in securities you don’t understand, or getting hooked on drugs, or gambling addictively). All these activities have built-in regulators if the effect is not divorced from the cause. You do something stupid, you get bad results.

The initiated force of government mandate can break this cause and effect and perpetuate activity which would have more quickly ground to extinction in a free market.

Even the tone of Representative Frank’s simple folksy comment betrays the underlying assumptions. He speaks about what he’d “let people do”. How are fellow citizens perceived when one holds this mindset? Is this the mindset which preserves a free country?

]]> By: Peter http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/04/25/libertarian-snark-of-the-day/#comment-65858 Peter Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:22:02 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=5501#comment-65858 Normally in a capitalist society the economic decisions of a single person do not have much effect on the broader society. It is the influence of governments, giving special powers to corporations and allowing monopolies that causes a select few people to have power to ruin the economy for everybody.

]]> By: Eric Dondero http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/04/25/libertarian-snark-of-the-day/#comment-65837 Eric Dondero Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:28:47 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=5501#comment-65837 Actually, one out of three. Frank didn’t mention foreign policy. But we all know he’s a Pro-Fascist: Never met a foreign dictator he didn’t luuuuuuv – Saddam Hussein, Hugo Chavez, Castro, Achmadenejad, et.al.

]]> By: AB390 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/04/25/libertarian-snark-of-the-day/#comment-65832 AB390 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:48:52 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=5501#comment-65832 If you live in California and favor legalizing marijuana for adults, YOU can make a difference. Tell your state representatives to support California Assembly Bill 390. It’s easy. Visit yes390.org

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