Comments on: The Casablanca Effect

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:52:14 +0000

Trackback spammers were annoying me so I turned off trackbacks and I think they’re not really necessary.

to you, too.

By: Jack Brewster

Jack Brewster — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:16:24 +0000

Since you don’t provide trackback links.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:49:45 +0000

I don’t agree with Free Libertarian that the "true home" for libertarians is the Libertarian Party. Most people seem to think that the only way to change society is through political means, i.e., through party politics. That only shows that most of us are addicted to politics. What is needed for a free society is the elimination of political influences on our lives. Politicization of decision-making in all areas of life is the collectivist way of running a society.

Joining the Libertarian Party is joining the political process. As in all parties, the end result will be political careerism and political deal-making. Capital-L Libertarians are not necessarily different from any other political operatives. They are subject to (and many will acquiesce in) the pressures on all politicians to keep their jobs and take money for favors.

Relying on the political process to free us from the corrupting and anti-liberty consequences of the political process is a fundamental mistake and a contradiction of libertarian principles.

By: Don Bangert

Don Bangert — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:58:10 +0000

FYI: Free Libertarian has a post on this, too. The Libertarian Democrat

By: Don Bangert

Don Bangert — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:27:45 +0000

What’s it they say? “Any publicity is good publicity.”