I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading this series so far! Anchoring our behavior to an objective principle and sticking to that principle is incredibly difficult because we have to set aside our personal subjective feelings. It’s easy to get pulled off course by strong emotions but our values should guide behavior. Sure, it feels great when everyone agrees with you and you never have to feel that internal discomfort that you might be wrong about something. But, if your never challenged and never feel discomfort your doing yourself the disservice of living in a bubble. That makes for a comfortable, but boring, stagnant, and small world.
I appreciate that diversity, but also worry that Conquest's 2nd Law is not so easily avoided: "Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing."
I wish you lived closer - like suburban Colorado. I could sign up to be one of your libertarian minions. No academic credentials per se, but 45+ years as a reasonable libertarian. Not a member of the LP, but definitely have that free-market, free-mind point of view. I had clients in the media who would call me up in olden times and ask for the "libertarian point of view" and connections with academics, etc., to balance their stories.
Pretty well read. Have written for some libertarian-leaning publications. And I love free expression and diversity. Proud that I have friends across the political and philosophical spectrum, from Marxists to conservative Christians. We look for points of commonality and care about each other. Thank you for what you do!
Thank you!
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading this series so far! Anchoring our behavior to an objective principle and sticking to that principle is incredibly difficult because we have to set aside our personal subjective feelings. It’s easy to get pulled off course by strong emotions but our values should guide behavior. Sure, it feels great when everyone agrees with you and you never have to feel that internal discomfort that you might be wrong about something. But, if your never challenged and never feel discomfort your doing yourself the disservice of living in a bubble. That makes for a comfortable, but boring, stagnant, and small world.
I appreciate that diversity, but also worry that Conquest's 2nd Law is not so easily avoided: "Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing."
I wish you lived closer - like suburban Colorado. I could sign up to be one of your libertarian minions. No academic credentials per se, but 45+ years as a reasonable libertarian. Not a member of the LP, but definitely have that free-market, free-mind point of view. I had clients in the media who would call me up in olden times and ask for the "libertarian point of view" and connections with academics, etc., to balance their stories.
Pretty well read. Have written for some libertarian-leaning publications. And I love free expression and diversity. Proud that I have friends across the political and philosophical spectrum, from Marxists to conservative Christians. We look for points of commonality and care about each other. Thank you for what you do!
I guess I hang out with the right people!