Comments on: The Disingenuous “Liberty Isn’t the Only Value” Attack by Liberals and Conservatives on Libertarianism http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/01/17/the-disingenuous-liberty-isnt-the-only-value-attack-by-liberals-and-conservatives-on-libertarianism/ Property - Prosperity - Peace Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:59:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Justin Oliver http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/01/17/the-disingenuous-liberty-isnt-the-only-value-attack-by-liberals-and-conservatives-on-libertarianism/#comment-2373 Justin Oliver Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:20:36 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=10332#comment-2373 I am a libertarian because I believe that freedom is a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for promoting moral virtue and social progress. That is why freedom cannot be traded incrementally for other values, because doing so would undermine the achievement of those other values being sought. As best as I can tell, non-libertarians think freedom is just one of many values to exchange incrementally for other values, so they think libertarians only value freedom since libertarians are not (or, at least, to a lesser extent) willing to compromise freedom.

]]> By: Wirkman Virkkala http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/01/17/the-disingenuous-liberty-isnt-the-only-value-attack-by-liberals-and-conservatives-on-libertarianism/#comment-2360 Wirkman Virkkala Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:42:46 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=10332#comment-2360 Very good. I essayed similar territory on The Lesson Applied: http://www.thelessonapplied.com/2012/01/20/the-method-of-sachs/

But with different emphases.

]]> By: Stephan Kinsella http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/01/17/the-disingenuous-liberty-isnt-the-only-value-attack-by-liberals-and-conservatives-on-libertarianism/#comment-2352 Stephan Kinsella Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:41:19 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=10332#comment-2352 heh. nice one.

]]> By: geoih http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/01/17/the-disingenuous-liberty-isnt-the-only-value-attack-by-liberals-and-conservatives-on-libertarianism/#comment-2351 geoih Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:38:08 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=10332#comment-2351 “Liberty isn’t the only value” he said, while pointing his gun at my head.

]]> By: Chris Rhodes http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/01/17/the-disingenuous-liberty-isnt-the-only-value-attack-by-liberals-and-conservatives-on-libertarianism/#comment-2347 Chris Rhodes Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:52:49 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=10332#comment-2347 It’s quite easy to see this phenomenon in action when you ask a person two simple questions:
1. Do you support threatening people with violence in order to take their money? (“No, of course not!”)
2. Do you support taxes?
Inevitably, that person will go off in a third, unrelated direction about how taxes are “necessary for society” or some other justification for their opinion. Notice that it would be perfectly fine if they were to say, “Yes, I support threatening people with violence in order to take their money if I think it’s necessary for society”, because at least then they would be consistent and honest about their position, but they never do. They will dance about, trying to claim both that they don’t support violence and that they support taxes.
Funny that.

]]> By: Ryan http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/01/17/the-disingenuous-liberty-isnt-the-only-value-attack-by-liberals-and-conservatives-on-libertarianism/#comment-2346 Ryan Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:26:13 +0000 http://libertarianstandard.com/?p=10332#comment-2346 Thomas Fleming is still alive? Who knew?

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