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Re: Crasher No More

jdtalley — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:36:37 -0000

I was thinking of the same quote, Nicky. Great post and I agree 100%.

Re: My Name is Nick and I AM a Sports Fan

jdtalley — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:32:35 -0000

Glad to have you here posting Nick. My friend, huh? ha!

Re: Somalia: Libertarian Paradise?

Nillo — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:54:18 -0000

I didn't mean that all Rothbardians are mouth-foaming, but some might seem that way to your average person. Especially, the particular variant encountered in college, full of youthful exuberance and uncompromising ideals. A potent combination that oftentimes leads to the alienation of the audience. It has also been my experience that people carry that experience with them coloring their perception of all Libertarians.

Seesh, is someone feeling a little defensive today?

Re: Somalia: Libertarian Paradise?

jdtalley — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:41:04 -0000

So if you don't support government you're mouth-foaming? Show me a government that stays limited and you might have a stronger argument. Until then I'm hoping for a society that doesn't feel the need to control one another.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

Stephen Gordon — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:22:29 -0000

The best case I know of for a "real libertarian" running for Congress as a Democrat is Frank Gonzalez in Florida CD 21.

In 2004, he picked up 27.2% running as a Libertarian in a two-way race.

In 2006, he picked up 41% of the votes in the district running as a Democrat. I've heard this set a Democratic record for the district.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

Greg — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:45:09 -0000

You were totally right! Thanks, the picture makes the post.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

jdtalley — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:09:51 -0000

I win!

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

Derrick — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:00:39 -0000

As for the part about poor people, I always suggest as a solution that we should "stop making so many poor people. give each person their tax money back, and then there will be a lot more people in a position to help the remaining few people who are genuinely poor."

As to the latter part of your comment, I absolutely agree. I think many in the movement are extreme individualists who dismiss the value of communities. I actually have a lot of sympathy with socialist / communitarian goals, but differ with them in that I believe communities should be voluntary and spontaneous, not enforced at gunpoint. An example of a voluntary community is the free software movement, which probably produced much of the software which powers this web site.

And with that, I am dropping out of the who-can-stay-up-later contest. Good night, sir.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

jdtalley — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:51:02 -0000

libertarians have called the political class out for minimum wage laws but nobody cares what we have to say. It's sad but the reality is that the Democrats are the party of the poor people (in the minds of most). Therefor I think that Greg is on to something with having a candidate spring up from the left. Libertarianism needs to be more people centered anyway. We suggest that in a free society we'll all take care of each other in the absence of government. Maybe but I don't see the freedom movement breaking their necks to directly help their fellow man or woman. And I think this may be the next front to advance libertarian ideas. Lets bring back the mutual aid societies.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

jdtalley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:43:01 -0000

BTW - I picked that photo of Gene for your post because I think it's the dreamiest.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

jdtalley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:41:50 -0000

Good stuff and quick too. It'll take me a while to post the case for not voting. No, I think the prospects of government doing something good are bleak so I say we scrap the entire thing and let people live in a voluntary society. If they want to live under a government, go for it but people will need to agree to it, none of this social contract nonsense.

The USA was a good and noble effort but it failed. Pulling that voting lever down is more a vote for a majority to continue bulling the minority than for some asshole candidate.

Re: Where’s the outrage from the left?

jdtalley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:39:39 -0000

Obama seems to be governing as a neo-conservative... so I'd hope that there would be more leftist outrage. John Stewart nails it:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?v...

Re: Where’s the outrage from the left?

jdtalley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:36:22 -0000

I think there is a case to be made that Obama is governing like a neo-conservative. And as such Gordon's point that there should be outrage on the left is valid. John Stewart nails it:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?v...

Re: The “Female Combover Pioneer”

jdtalley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:32:55 -0000

That clip was fantastic. Nice find.

None of these pundits who promote "Going Going" are people I've taken seriously. They generally don't give a shit about personal liberty but if you look at economic liberty the wrong way you'll be in for one severe hissy fit.

Re: My 2012 pick drops the Zimbabwe bomb.

jdtalley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:23:20 -0000

This brings up an area that we haven't covered here: electoral government as a way to bring about freedom. I think it's a widely considered solution with lots of resources put into it for little gain. I've given up on it but some libertarians I respect like Paul, Sanford, Flake, etc. Is there anyone else out there that looks good? The danger of course is that any politician can pull a Reagan and increase the government while decreasing civil liberties.

Re: Reader Requests: Libertarianism, the five-minute version

jdtalley — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:04:42 -0000

I usually just tell people that I don't like being told what to do. But these days I focus on the moral argument, that government is violence and is in conflict with my moral code. So I can't endorse it by voting for it or fund it by paying taxes.

This normally raises eyebrows and jumpstarts a nice conversation which ends with me yelling STATIST! at them as they run away. Ok, that isn't always the case.

Re: About me…

jdtalley — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:46:49 -0000

On one hand I'm really glad you're here. On the other I'm sad that I'm no longer the most handsome person who blogs at FR33 Agents.

Re: News from the Fringe

jdtalley — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:16:36 -0000

Call me kooky but I also believe that "government licenses, taxes and currency are invalid," in a sense. Like currency, government is only possible if people have confidence in it so I would rather if people just stopped believing in it.

No doubt this is the fringe but I don't put my faith in a news article based on a press release by the feds.

Great to have you posting here, Greg.

Re: Tucker Carlson: Dancing with the Libertarians

jdtalley — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:34:55 -0000

Sorry Derrick, I should have been more clear.

I appreciated your comments. The term "crap" was slung at the 9-11 "truthers."

Re: Tucker Carlson: Dancing with the Libertarians

Derrick — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:28:26 -0000

I don't get it. Which crap? The 9/11-truth stuff, my anti-911-truth stuff, or just negative scrapping in general?

Re: Tucker Carlson: Dancing with the Libertarians

jdtalley — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:44:40 -0000

Uggh. This crap has reached the sacred ixles of FR33 Agents. Boo!

Re: Jerry Brito - 100 days, 100 songs, 100 locations, 100 dances....

jdtalley — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:35:10 -0000

My new hero.

Re: TALLEY

jdtalley — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:52:40 -0000

Test

Re: Create your own government, or don’t

thinkfree — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:23:53 -0000

I'll one up Xaq: I just proposed using abandoned oil rigs as a way to fast track Patri's vision.

http://thinkfree.freedomblogging.com/2009/02/17...

Check it. The pictures are priceless.

Re: Phelps saga continues

jdtalley — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:37:55 -0000

We should compile all the various projects people are starting to boycott Kellogg's. I think that's the real free agents hook here. Although I'd much rather see people boycott their governments.

Great video find, Tom.

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Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

Re: Libertarianism, Electoral Politics, and the Gene Healy Standard.

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Re: The “Female Combover Pioneer”

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Re: Reader Requests: Libertarianism, the five-minute version

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