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Title: Libertarians on Liberty’s Post suppress dissent – Sad.
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Published: Jul 15, 2018
Author: Gatlin
Post Date: 2018-07-15 06:51:33 by Gatlin
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Views: 30780
Comments: 132
Unfortunately these narrow-minded individuals do not realize that the best remedy to validate their political ideology is to catechize remarks that disparage it by subjecting them to the crucible of open debate and rational inspection. Libertarians continually fail to show tolerance and adhere to cherished “libertarian” values while abdicating all confidence that their ideas will handily defeat opposition to their philosophy. Libertarians propose the impossible and internally contradictory notion that they can support their cause with the angry suppression of free speech from anyone who speaks against them. They feel the remedy for comments and ideas they oppose is not the free and open debates of civil society, but a need to resort to Orwellian speech codes of an authoritarian dictatorship. Here, again, libertarians reveal their philosophy is a radical departure from a normal society and their unique iteration of fascism shares many of its historical and ideological roots. Freedom of speech is arguably a most cherished value and the bedrock of a genuinely free society. The entire process of education and the freedom to challenge ideas is, and must be, predicated on unbridled freedom of speech and expression. Without this most cherished freedom, supporting and challenging ideas cannot be examined and assessed for their value and we will therefore live in a benighted world in which ideas are lost forever….flushed down the memory hole as too dangerous or offensive to the dainty sensibilities of libertarians who find these words offend them. The validity of libertarian notions has been questioned and a morally consistent application of libertarian premises has been challenged in order to show why libertarians are mistaken about what their ideal requires. Libertarians generally defend the ideal of freedom from the perspective of how little one is constrained. Yet pragmatic criticisms of libertarianism now go unanswered because libertarians have moved to silence free speech. Sad, but so understandably predictable based on their rhetoric and actions. Libertarians on Liberty’s Post now find it perfectly acceptable to pursue the tyrannical practice of blacklisting anyone whose words offend their delicate sensibilities. Most of us aren’t defeated in one decisive battle. We are defeated in one tiny, seemingly insignificant surrender at a time that chips away at who we really should be.
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What a whiny bitch you are.
#4. To: Tooconservative (#1)
What a whiny bitch you are.
It's really quite pathetic.
#5. To: Deckard (#4)
He doesn't like our liberty to ignore his statist rants. Maybe that is at the root of his general hatred of liberty.
#22. To: Tooconservative, Deckard (#5)
" Libertarians on Liberty’s Post suppress dissent – Sad. "
Uh guys. Is someone delusional, hallucinating, or have they been consuming copious amounts of illegal substances ???
Last I heard, Liberty's Post is closed, and has been for some time now. Maybe whoever posted that title is a closet druggy, or has really serious mental issues !
Be best for that person to not try to operate a motor vehicle, or handle sharp objects ! Stay in his wheelchair !
His cheer leaders should reconsider their following him. He appears to have lost all grasp of reality !!
#43. To: Stoner (#22)
Last I heard, Liberty's Post is closed, and has been for some time now. Maybe whoever posted that title is a closet druggy, or has really serious mental issues !
Wasn't Gatlin one of the folks who wanted to buy/take over LP to keep it open? As his own little private echo chamber, you have to think it would have turned out as retarded as CNN is.
#46. To: CZ82, Stoner, Everybody (#43)
Speculation is obviously is the current zeitgeist as vindicated by your begging question. Wasn't Gatlin one of the folks who wanted to buy/take over LP to keep it open?
The answer to your question is, No. That NEVER happened.
#85. To: Gatlin (#46)
The answer to your question is, No. That NEVER happened.
No? Then I must be thinking of he incident where you claimed you could shut the website down anytime you wanted, my mistake.
#86. To: CZ82 (#85)
That was buckeroo who said he could do that…..I remember that really well. He actually did it late one night when we were the only two on the forum. ... []}he incident where you claimed you could shut the website down anytime you wanted, my mistake.
Yea, you are mistaken….again.
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#89. To: Gatlin, buckeroo (#86) (Edited)
Yea, you are mistaken….again.
Not. It was when she was away on vacation or lying dead on the floor of her abode, one or the other. And I very clearly remember telling you and the Canaries you were all full of shit and then your backpedaling started and "magically" LP stayed online, go figure.
Why didn't you ping Bucky to this so he could comment? (That could be amusing).
You know I just got to thinking didn't Stone close out all of your other logons you had here? Wasn't it about 10-15 or so? You still have the 7 bozos I gave you or has Stone done you a favor and gotten rid of them?
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