tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post5474100431511679015..comments2024-03-15T21:51:30.609-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Annals of Proofreading and StupidityLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-20063749125956540282011-03-22T09:23:44.839-07:002011-03-22T09:23:44.839-07:00Hmmm. Blogger completely lost your comment, Joe - ...Hmmm. Blogger completely lost your comment, Joe - it's not in Comments to be Moderated or the spam in box....Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-85983539090638299702011-03-22T09:17:47.035-07:002011-03-22T09:17:47.035-07:00I left a comment here several day ago, but it has ...I left a comment here several day ago, but it has not appeared. I don't feel like repeating it all now, so I'll just say this: The difference between a libertarian and liberal is that liberals think the poor are stupid because they're poor, and libertarians think the poor are poor because they're stupid. Everyone seems to agree on the stupid part, though.Joe Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638252347181688694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-91973734303982699612011-03-22T07:35:58.917-07:002011-03-22T07:35:58.917-07:00I don't mind mean. My comment above was mean!
...I don't mind mean. My comment above was mean!<br /><br />My other definition of "libertarian" is also mean: free-market Republican meets social liberal.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-40373213391321124072011-03-22T02:59:25.126-07:002011-03-22T02:59:25.126-07:00If Ayn Rand follower is the definition of a libert...If Ayn Rand follower is the definition of a libertarian, I too would be outraged at such a portrayal of Mr Douglas, but I personally think that's a very narrow and frankly incorrect way of describing libertarianism, which I don't (yet) experience as being code for strict allegiance to a niche figure.<br /><br />Somehow this paragraph looks rather mean, but I assure you this is unintentional. :-) I do suppose there's an extent of political hijacking of the word libertarianism (much like maverick). But it's rational people's job not to let that happen!Immanuel Gilenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422265000447253768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-67166570521679923172011-03-20T19:06:47.009-07:002011-03-20T19:06:47.009-07:00"Civil libertarian" and "libertaria..."Civil libertarian" and "libertarian" (i.e. Ayn Rand follower) are quite different things. If they meant the former, that is what they should have said.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-2390209840991092622011-03-20T15:59:01.329-07:002011-03-20T15:59:01.329-07:00I think "libertarian" is the word they w...I think "libertarian" is the word they were looking for—one who stands for individual liberties, as in "civil libertarian." (That used to be the meaning of the word, before it became code for "Republican.")Dan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02379073869436839786noreply@blogger.com