Comments on: Smiling Daggers http://www.newclarion.com/2009/02/smiling-daggers/ Our mission is to combat the unreason and selflessness that are sweeping our culture from the nihilist left to the religious right, and to sound a new ideal of capitalism and individual rights in American politics. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Galileo Blogs http://www.newclarion.com/2009/02/smiling-daggers/#comment-929 Galileo Blogs Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:13:39 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=580#comment-929 Jim, Your point is a good one. Regarding "liberalism," that is why I never use that term to describe the left. They unjustly took it, and do not deserve any of the implied meaning of "liberty" that the word conveys. Jim,

Your point is a good one. Regarding “liberalism,” that is why I never use that term to describe the left. They unjustly took it, and do not deserve any of the implied meaning of “liberty” that the word conveys.

]]> By: Jim May http://www.newclarion.com/2009/02/smiling-daggers/#comment-926 Jim May Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:13:34 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=580#comment-926 I wonder if the term "libertarian" will end up co-opted into a meaning opposite of its original. If so, that would be very ironic; "libertarian" was likely coined in order to designate the advocacy of individual rights and limited government which was once known as <i>liberalism</i>, before the Left co-opted that terms to mean the opposite. I wonder if the term “libertarian” will end up co-opted into a meaning opposite of its original.

If so, that would be very ironic; “libertarian” was likely coined in order to designate the advocacy of individual rights and limited government which was once known as liberalism, before the Left co-opted that terms to mean the opposite.

]]> By: Madmax http://www.newclarion.com/2009/02/smiling-daggers/#comment-833 Madmax Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:21:19 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=580#comment-833 This also shows the worthlessness of libertarianism. Its compatible with everything apparently. Libertarianism doesn't even seem to stand for something resembling laissez-faire anymore. I wonder what it is exactly that makes Sunstein think he is a "libertarian." What does that word mean to him if anything? This also shows the worthlessness of libertarianism. Its compatible with everything apparently. Libertarianism doesn’t even seem to stand for something resembling laissez-faire anymore. I wonder what it is exactly that makes Sunstein think he is a “libertarian.” What does that word mean to him if anything?

]]> By: Justin http://www.newclarion.com/2009/02/smiling-daggers/#comment-831 Justin Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:06:49 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=580#comment-831 Remember when we were all 'nudged' into achieving 'the American dream of home ownership'? Yeah, that's the inevitable result when those who presume to know what's best for everybody cross that ethical boundary and translate their ideas to policy, in order to 'make society work.' i.e., 'make people behave more like I want them to.' Remember when we were all ‘nudged’ into achieving ‘the American dream of home ownership’? Yeah, that’s the inevitable result when those who presume to know what’s best for everybody cross that ethical boundary and translate their ideas to policy, in order to ‘make society work.’ i.e., ‘make people behave more like I want them to.’

]]> By: Chuck http://www.newclarion.com/2009/02/smiling-daggers/#comment-830 Chuck Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:09:14 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=580#comment-830 Obama is the Brave Apollo who is needed by the sheep turned out by our public education system. It's a self-perpetuating machine. They are intellectual and moral children, and need a paternalistic government to face a universe they never made. Obama is the Brave Apollo who is needed by the sheep turned out by our public education system. It’s a self-perpetuating machine. They are intellectual and moral children, and need a paternalistic government to face a universe they never made.

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