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Comment on What’s happening with LR by sandrar

sandrar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:59:14 +0000

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

Comment on Abortion: A libertarian perspective by Katie

Katie — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:59:53 +0000

I am so pro-choice it’s ridiculous. However, I have apparently different reasons than you because I feel like a logical consequence to your argument is that it’s ok for women to abandon their babies in trash cans because a newborn baby is still dependent upon parental care for survival. Explain why this is not a logical consequence of your argument.

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Comment on An abortion dilemma? by Rich

Rich — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:15:05 +0000

I’m not even appalled by the actions of the doctor or the pharmacist. People have a right to live by their beliefs. People also have a right, having been refused the treatment of their choice by one service provider, to go elsewhere.

I say it’s all good.

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Why Obama doesn’t get it « Libertarian Ramblings — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:25:55 +0000

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Comment on Taxes aren’t the issue by Landfill

Landfill — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:11:01 +0000

Thank you! Someone else actually gets it! Great article.

Comment on Why Obama doesn’t get it by gravisman

gravisman — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:12:13 +0000

1. Pay inequality. Recall that I said the difference between the first 3 and the last item is that the first three don’t involve people’s relationship with the government, which is precisely what civil rights are all about. This can be considered a social problem, but it’s not a civil liberties problem, and there’s no reason for it to be a government problem. If people are being under-paid, then market will respond to that with open opportunities. Don’t go knocking on the government’s door demanding it tell your employer to pay you more.

2. Criminal justice. This issue I actually acknowledged in my post as a legitimate civil rights issue. I agree with you!

Comment on Why Obama doesn’t get it by Seeker

Seeker — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:03:57 +0000

I think you make a valid point about the issues of labeling civil liberties as “the problem” without specifying its nature and that forcing it to change is not ideal.

When it comes to pay inequity the fine line is that black men are payed less than white women that are payed less than white men of the same educational background and relative history. This isn’t to illustrate that pay gradients should vary, but that the difference in pay is based on what the company deems they can get away with paying a woman who “may” at sometime chose to have a family and thus is assumed to be less capable. Thats sexism as it assumes a woman’s role even if she is unmarried or married and not planning to have kids or planning on the husband having them.

Criminal justice inequities are tied from the most basic tendency of police profiling which considering the number of white drivers that speed versus black drivers and the number that get pulled over and receive a ticket, it illustrates that its not merely who breaks the law but it dealing out the punishment. Also, for crimes of the same severity African americans often get harsher penalties such that a white man will recieve life and a black man will be put on death row.

I commend your desire in trying to put these issues in perspective, but I don’t think you are accurately perceiving what it is about these problems that make them civil inequities and why they are government based concerns. I suspect you’ll reach your own conclusions, regardless, but I fear that you may have been the victim of disinformation.