On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 16:52:45 -0500, Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I'll stop here and see if you agree with this view of libertarianism, > > > before going on. > > > > Yes, I'd say that was classic libertarianism. This is of course very > > different to the sense in which the Culture list is strongly > > libertarian. > > OK, how can one be libertarian and believe in strong government > intervention in the lives of individuals? The 2-D cross-plot that was > attached to that list is based on a survey that studiously ignores many > reasonable questions about government interference in individual lives. In > other words, having the government interfere in individual lives when one > thinks its a good idea and not interfering when one doesn't think so is not > libertarian. So what your saying is you have a problem with the methodology of Political Compass* therefore the Culture list suffers from cognitive dissonance. Unsurprisingly I don't find this very compelling. Either you accept the Political Compass contention that an axis of civil libertarianism exists seperate from economic libertarianism and the list is libertarian or you don't accept it in which case the list is not libertarian. I think the fromer, you think the latter but in both cases your strawman charge of cognitive dissonance dissappears. Martin * http://www.politicalcompass.org/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
