This blog is about politics. That means it is likely to lead to arguments. I understand why some people believe so strongly in opposite positions. Most of the time, regardless of what the "politically correct" may tell us, one side is right and the other is wrong. That is just the nature of reality. I don't care if anyone calls me names, but I ask that you only attack the positions of the other commenters; not them personally.
I have certain ideas about right and wrong, and about how one should relate to others, and about rights and responsibilities, and ... well, probably just about everything. Other people may not agree with me on everything. That is alright with me.
For most of my life I was a "libertarian in a vacuum" or an anarchist in an alternate universe. Or so it seemed. I knew no one else who thought of things in a way similar to me. I didn't even know OF anyone else who did. I had to get along with statists of every stripe. Maybe it is why I still can, as long as they don't throw the state at me.
I could not live off of Social Security or other forms of welfare, and personally feel it is wrong to do so. Other people do not think the same way. I don't go around asking my acquantances about their personal finances. It is none of my business and I really don't want to know. That doesn't mean I wouldn't put an end to welfare if I had the chance.
I think it is better to avoid working for any government entity in any capacity. Yet I know people who do and I don't lecture them about it. It would only alienate them and change nothing. Probably the only exception to that rule would be "a shunning" if anyone I knew worked for the BATFE. My tolerance can only go so far.
"Yet I know people who do and I don't lecture them about it." No, you just claim anyone in the military who happens to disagree with something you say is brainwashed. Nice. Forget about the fact that we agree on a number of things. Forget about the fact that, like you, I've never accepted any form of welfare, always worked for my paycheck, came here with my parents having practically nothing, worked my way out of a hole and have sworn an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. That all doesn't matter. I can't be a "real" libertarian, dedicated to protecting Americans' rights and freedoms, because YOU happen to hate the military.
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I don't think I've ever insulted you personally, Kent, nor have I ever hurled ad hominems at you. You, on the other hand, haven't followed suit, so this post of yours seems to be particularly sanctimonious and hypocritical to me.
That's too bad.