Comments on: When the “Gotcha” Moment Disappoints

By: nittij

nittij — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:39:27 +0000

Every time I find myself in a debate with a liberal or conservative, a funny thing happens. I give the Austro-Libertarian take on whatever political or economic topic at hand and they exclaim, “I agree with everything you are saying, but…!” This is usually followed by some ad hominem response. I find it amazing that they agree with my logic, but then accuse me of trying to “rationalize their emotions.”

A quote from F.A. Hayek’s Road to Serfdom comes to mind, “…socialism can be put into practice only by methods which most socialists disapprove.”

By: ashleycsmith85

ashleycsmith85 — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:49:39 +0000

I had that epiphany myself, but like you have had little luck getting others to have it. Some people are just too comfortable with the State. It’d be nice is there was a “one size fits all” argument to turn the light bulb on for people.

By: Libertario

Libertario — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:35:56 +0000

When the “Gotcha” Moment Disappoints:
One of my goals when debating the truth of libertarian political philosoph… http://bit.ly/9GGaHf

By: AubreyHerbert

AubreyHerbert — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:20:29 +0000

“I seriously doubt that my liberal friend who thinks that the State should redistribute wealth is willing to enforce such a policy himself. In fact, I seriously doubt any liberal or conservative would be willing to enforce any of the policies he advocates. ”

Yep. Try taking the “point out the gun in the room”, to the next level. Ask if they would personally do it.

Would you threaten or initiate physical aggression against me if I…