Comments on: Kooks and conspiracy theorists http://www.blagnet.net/2008/01/21/kooks-and-conspiracy-theorists/ Discussing Libertarian Philosophy Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:49:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kel http://www.blagnet.net/2008/01/21/kooks-and-conspiracy-theorists/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Kel Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:22:44 +0000 http://www.blagnet.net/2008/01/21/kooks-and-conspiracy-theorists/#comment-26 It's been pointed out several times before, but I suppose it's important to reiterate this point: If you truly are libertarian - that is, you believe in the power and rights of the individual, and not that of collective groups of people - you cannot be a racist or a bigot. Racism is nothing more than passing judgement on an individual based on your preconceptions of what group you believe that person belongs to. Thus, when someone claims to be libertarian, and yet holds anti-semantic views, then clearly they do not understand the concepts of liberty a true libertarian does. It’s been pointed out several times before, but I suppose it’s important to reiterate this point:

If you truly are libertarian – that is, you believe in the power and rights of the individual, and not that of collective groups of people – you cannot be a racist or a bigot. Racism is nothing more than passing judgement on an individual based on your preconceptions of what group you believe that person belongs to. Thus, when someone claims to be libertarian, and yet holds anti-semantic views, then clearly they do not understand the concepts of liberty a true libertarian does.

]]> By: Ron Paul » Kooks and conspiracy theorists http://www.blagnet.net/2008/01/21/kooks-and-conspiracy-theorists/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Ron Paul » Kooks and conspiracy theorists Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:45:29 +0000 http://www.blagnet.net/2008/01/21/kooks-and-conspiracy-theorists/#comment-21 [...] Blagnet.net wrote an interesting post today on Kooks and conspiracy theoristsHere’s a quick excerptAmong libertarians online, mainly in their blags, there has been some discussion, pretty heated, disappointed, and resentful, about the revelations that Ron Paul’s… [...] [...] Blagnet.net wrote an interesting post today on Kooks and conspiracy theoristsHere’s a quick excerptAmong libertarians online, mainly in their blags, there has been some discussion, pretty heated, disappointed, and resentful, about the revelations that Ron Paul’s… [...]

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