In the US we like to say the libertarians are Republicans who like to smoke dope and have sex.
I plead not guilty to some of those charges ;-) Republicans are what I had in mind when I said: "in the presence of self-described right-wing libertarians I tend to feel like a left-wing libertarian." I don't buy into the economic, let-it-rip capitalism of Ayn Rand types. But I also don't buy into the implicit communism of the left-wing libertarians. It's freedom of speech, association and expression that appeals to me. Sumptuary laws (alcohol prohibition, smoking bans, etc) also annoy me. As for people who get upset about bad-taste jokes . . . ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote : In the US we like to say the libertarians are Republicans who like to smoke dope and have sex. :-D On 08/25/2015 03:08 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Let's hope they win this war. I should say we win rather than they win as "cultural libertarian" pretty much describes my position. In the presence of self-described left-wing libertarians I tend to feel like a right-wing libertarian; in the presence of self-described right-wing libertarians I tend to feel like a left-wing libertarian. Just the other day we learned that a proposed showing of Mohammed cartoons in London has been cancelled (as everyone knew it would be) as all the venues contacted were concerned about the security of their staff. The exhibition was of course provocative - even deliberately offensive. There's a lot of posturing and grandstanding on the part of the organisers. But at the end of the day we're not living under sharia law and if someone wants to put on provocative or offensive events then be my guest. Remember the days of the underground press - like London's Oz magazine? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emptybill@...> mailto:emptybill@... wrote : Rise of the Cultural Libertarians by Allum Bokhari A new force is emerging in the culture wars. Authoritarians of all stripes, from religious reactionaries to left-wing “social justice warriors,” are coming under fire from a new wave of thinkers, commentators, and new media stars who reject virtually all of their political values. From the banning of Charlie Hebdo magazine across British university campuses on the grounds that it promoted islamophobia, to the removal of the video game Grand Theft Auto V from major retailers in Australia on the grounds that it promoted sexism, threats to cultural freedom proliferate. But a growing number of commentators, media personalities and academics reject the arguments that underpin these assaults on free expression, in particular the idea that people are either too emotionally fragile to deal with “offense” or too corruptible to be exposed to dangerous ideas. Rise of the Cultural Libertarians Rise of the Cultural Libertarians A new force is emerging in the culture wars. View on www.breitbart.com Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emptybill@...> mailto:emptybill@... wrote : Rise of the Cultural Libertarians by Allum Bokhari A new force is emerging in the culture wars. Authoritarians of all stripes, from religious reactionaries to left-wing “social justice warriors,” are coming under fire from a new wave of thinkers, commentators, and new media stars who reject virtually all of their political values. From the banning of Charlie Hebdo magazine across British university campuses on the grounds that it promoted islamophobia, to the removal of the video game Grand Theft Auto V from major retailers in Australia on the grounds that it promoted sexism, threats to cultural freedom proliferate. But a growing number of commentators, media personalities and academics reject the arguments that underpin these assaults on free expression, in particular the idea that people are either too emotionally fragile to deal with “offense” or too corruptible to be exposed to dangerous ideas. Rise of the Cultural Libertarians Rise of the Cultural Libertarians A new force is emerging in the culture wars. View on www.breitbart.com Preview by Yahoo
