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How is this article at all related to libertarianism? Its theses are -- and here I'm summarizing rather than stating my own views -- 1. That (according to the
by pjscott 14y ago
How is this article at all related to libertarianism? Its theses are -- and here I'm summarizing rather than stating my own views --
1. That (according to the article he links) Alan Turing's persecution and death were heavily mythologized.
2. This is not surprising, considering the nature of the myth: a great person becomes a martyr of a persecuted minority group.
3. This is a shame, since it distracts from Turing's actual achievements, which were pretty amazing, and perpetuates the association between heroism and downtrodden martyrdom.
(As an aside, if #1 is true, then I can get behind #2. It seems to be a common enough pattern of folk-hero-making to raises suspicion. Not sure about #3.)
I don't see any libertarian ideology in here. Could you point it out for me?