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| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
Right.
Perhaps the libertarians have a point when they say they advocate true freedom in that “liberals” tend to favor expanding civil liberties and the right of privacy, but regulating markets, while “conservatives” tend to favor the government peeping into the bedroom and doctor’s office by advocating archaic sodomy laws and outlawing abortions - while deregulating markets. |
I agree that both "liberals" and "conservatives" seem to have their own opposition to true freedom. "Liberals," tend to take away the power of the individual when it comes to finance and future planning. Increasing social services, increasing taxes and a general move to increasing goverment (especially national goverment) size all take away from what I as a libertarian consider freedom. "Conservatives" on the other hand tend to remove civil liberties by increasing goverment policing abilities and sticking to tradition rather than science or popular modern beliefs. This of course is very generalized, but both have times when I agree with them and other times when I don't.
I do think the "liberals" are over-reacting when it comes to the swift boat vets. As said before, there is the issue of free speech at hand, and unless Kerry would like to file suit for libel/slander, if this group wants to spend their money on this, it is their right. If I want to raise money so I can make commericals telling everyone the sky is purple, that is also my right. I didn't see nearly this type of vocality from the media when F/911 was released, and I do think the issues are very similar. It's called politics, it's called the dirty election that his has turned into, and it's also called free speech. If this is the "price" we pay for freedom of speech, it is an evil we must live with.
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