tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232022.post8370980786048151679..comments2020-04-02T14:58:32.856-05:00Comments on Riding the Rubicon: The Hypocrisy of an American LeftistMickey Foleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723005046720830100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232022.post-88380429857332474922015-01-17T19:46:30.006-06:002015-01-17T19:46:30.006-06:00I wouldn't call Libertarian "far right&qu...I wouldn't call Libertarian "far right". That's an argument used by the ruling class to distract alternative thinkers. Libertarians draw two axes: economic freedom, and social freedom. Democrats tend to prefer economic control in the service of social freedom (from hunger, for example). Republicans tend to prefer social control (drug laws, for example) because the consequences of social freedom impair economic freedom (taxation for the social 'safety net'). Libertarians prefer to allow individuals freedom on both axes, at the expense of individually-suffered consequences. Totalitarians allow freedom on neither axis. <br /><br />Any political philosophy can be oversimplified to absurdity, but these are the compass points with which we navigate the real world.latheChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112036274542149604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232022.post-65136850521273270542015-01-17T18:45:57.212-06:002015-01-17T18:45:57.212-06:00Way to go! It's interesting how much overlap t...Way to go! It's interesting how much overlap there is between the far right and the far left. (When I say "far" I mean far from the Washington Consensus.)Mickey Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723005046720830100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232022.post-26705323371377374672015-01-17T17:04:22.878-06:002015-01-17T17:04:22.878-06:00I consider myself more Libertarian than Left, but ...I consider myself more Libertarian than Left, but I've gone out of my way lately to "Buy American". This winter, I bought RedWing work boots, and had my prior (Chinese-made) work-boots re-soled by a local cobbler ($80). Last year, I replaced my black "dress" shoes with RedWing black oxfords. Before that, I bought a sturdy winter coat in July, because I found a Carhartt made-in-USA. <br />latheChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112036274542149604noreply@blogger.com