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You are the first libertarian I've talked with who actually has a coherent philosophy and positive ethical intent backing up their statements. Respect.
by nikatwork 13y ago
You are the first libertarian I've talked with who actually has a coherent philosophy and positive ethical intent backing up their statements. Respect.
- aric 13y agoThank you. I respect you for caring, likewise. I suspect you'd be pleasantly surprised, and might I even say inspired, by possibilities that can and will exist. Though it's a small number of people to a whole, I see many more people stepping outside boundaries of depressive political ideologies that this current system promotes. You may come to find that you have more in common with 'liberators,' especially where it matters in human rights and ethics, than with those who currently claim to represent some supposed interests. I'm not a libertarian, by the way. You could've called me a true/classical liberal and have been just as accurate. I don't mind the term voluntaryist occasionally. It declares a healthy focus, which I like: consensual interaction. I'm sure that term will be deluded too. Placing a political label on oneself or another is a sure way to be misunderstood and derided once that label is used by even one other person who doesn't share one's views. Terms like liberal, conservative, libertarian, democrat, and republican are inept. Today, few proclaimed "liberals" seek to truly "liberate" people from oppressive systems. Today, few proclaimed "conservatives" seek to conserve "liberty." Now these labels sometimes help to exemplify those who are possibly inclined to cling to parties or ideology rather than ascend to their own humanity, mindfulness, skepticism, self-assessment, openness to diverse thoughts, and change/growth. Call me a person. It will do for now. I hope you'll stay in touch. :)