Hallo Friends, Saturday, 09 July, 2005, 21:49:44, you wrote:
1an> Unfortunately voting Libertarian had nothing to do with getting 1an> rid of these extreemists... In order to be absolutely fair and consistent I need to be equally hostile to all political parties including the Libertarians. I have been in a discussion with my wife's nephew who is a heavy duty, factory owning, dyed-in-the-wool capitalist and a staunch Libertarian as well. In order to understand his thinking I have recently read the Libertarian party platform and have concluded that they would be closer to the truth if they changed the party name to "Licensecarian" because while they use the word "responsibility" quite a lot in their platform I find little evidence of any substance there. There is a lot of talk about individual rights but very little about the rights of society as a whole. One interesting example is that of the unions. Individuals have the right to form a union but as soon as they do they have no right to do what a union is intended to do because the owner of a corporation or business or whatever has the right to refuse to recognize the union thus making it a futile effort in the first place. "You may form an orchestra but you may not play." That kind of thought is built in to the platform throughout. Sort of Ayn Randish on steroids and gone psychotic. All lettuce and no meat and potatoes let alone beans and grains. To give with one hand and take away with the other is to do nothing. Social responsibility? "Nice concept but MY rights as an individual are paramount. Shove off." No thank you. We are our brothers (and sisters) keepers. Happy Happy, Gustl -- Je mehr wir haben, desto mehr fordert Gott von uns. ******** We can't change the winds but we can adjust our sails. ******** The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C. S. Lewis, "The Screwtape Letters" ******** Es gibt Wahrheiten, die so sehr auf der Straße liegen, daß sie gerade deshalb von der gewöhnlichen Welt nicht gesehen oder wenigstens nicht erkannt werden. ******** Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music. George Carlin ******** The best portion of a good man's life - His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
