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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Grainne who wrote (97811)3/12/2005 3:32:31 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
<Libertarianism is a selfish philosophy>

When I was younger and all-knowing I was a libertarian. I didn't want anything because nothing had been given to me. Society and the economy are better off because I got GI Bill after donating my body to the government, but I'd have preferred a Government Service equivalent like fighting forest fires or something. As an educated professional, I could provide more leverage. As I got older, had children and aging parents, it became apparent that not everyone gets the same set of capabilities. Libertarian philosophies lack compassion, which I feel (now) is essential. But so is a general socially liberal philosophy because there are many ways to make it in the world, most of which bring some value if not exploitive and balanced by their true costs.
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