Comments on: Still Waiting on that Libertarian Moment http://www.theamericanconservative.com/schwenkler/2009/07/20/still-waiting-on-that-libertarian-moment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=still-waiting-on-that-libertarian-moment Sat, 01 Jan 2011 07:05:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liberty Cowboy http://www.theamericanconservative.com/schwenkler/2009/07/20/still-waiting-on-that-libertarian-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-5181 Liberty Cowboy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:09:10 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/schwenkler/2009/07/20/still-waiting-on-that-libertarian-moment/#comment-5181 I think the underlying point you are getting at is that its much easier to avoid the oppression of personal liberties than economic ones. Basically everyone who wants to do drugs or contract with a courtisan can easily do so regardless of their political affliation and current law. Economic liberties are harder to obtain do the scrutiny of large enterprises. Even if you personally avoided all taxes, eveyone else who paid them would waste a great deal of resoruces. So basically politics is about money. We pretty much have to endure things until and unless they get better. However I'm not sure Obama can survive a 50% unemployment rate. I think the underlying point you are getting at is that its much easier to avoid the oppression of personal liberties than economic ones. Basically everyone who wants to do drugs or contract with a courtisan can easily do so regardless of their political affliation and current law.

Economic liberties are harder to obtain do the scrutiny of large enterprises. Even if you personally avoided all taxes, eveyone else who paid them would waste a great deal of resoruces. So basically politics is about money.

We pretty much have to endure things until and unless they get better. However I’m not sure Obama can survive a 50% unemployment rate.

]]> By: mike farmer http://www.theamericanconservative.com/schwenkler/2009/07/20/still-waiting-on-that-libertarian-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-5174 mike farmer Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:51:48 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/schwenkler/2009/07/20/still-waiting-on-that-libertarian-moment/#comment-5174 I think you make a good point re; being "shaken back to reality" -- if people aren't shaken back to reality, as I think they will be as a result of statist over-reach, we could be in for a long period of un-freedom. I always go back to the fact that although image, perception and delusional can keep systems going for awhile, reality always wins. I think you make a good point re; being “shaken back to reality” — if people aren’t shaken back to reality, as I think they will be as a result of statist over-reach, we could be in for a long period of un-freedom. I always go back to the fact that although image, perception and delusional can keep systems going for awhile, reality always wins.

]]> By: Postmodern Conservative — A First Things Blog http://www.theamericanconservative.com/schwenkler/2009/07/20/still-waiting-on-that-libertarian-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-5153 Postmodern Conservative — A First Things Blog Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:19:25 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/schwenkler/2009/07/20/still-waiting-on-that-libertarian-moment/#comment-5153 [...] regime arises from such a culture. Fortunately, some smart guys, like Tim Carney, Gene Healy, and John Schwenkler, are on the case. Together, they help show us the dismaying affinity between individuality and [...] [...] regime arises from such a culture. Fortunately, some smart guys, like Tim Carney, Gene Healy, and John Schwenkler, are on the case. Together, they help show us the dismaying affinity between individuality and [...]

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