The Pope’s connection with common man has been remarkable
and offers many a renewed sense of faith in God. This is a good thing, The Pope opining and
offering recommendations on economics and political philosophy is not a good
thing, He doesn’t know much in those areas as evidenced by his activism for
policies that have casually resulted in billions more deaths than would have
occurred under complete capitalism.
From the Pope regarding Libertarianism:
“A common characteristic of this
fallacious paradigm is that it minimizes the common good, that is the idea of
‘living well’ or ‘the good life’ in the communitarian framework, while at the
same time exalting a ‘selfish ideal.’
Thus, the libertarian individual denies
the value of the common good because on the one hand he supposes that the very
idea of ‘common’ means the constriction of at least some individuals, and on
the other hand that the notion of ‘good’ deprives freedom of its essence.”
Conversely, here are some quotes from the article that
articulate the essence of libertarianism:
“Libertarianism simply holds that people
should be free to live their lives however they want, so long as their conduct
is peaceful. That is, people are not free to murder, rape, steal, defraud, or
otherwise violate the rights of others. But in all peaceful activities, people
should be free to make their own choices, even if those choices are immoral,
irresponsible, selfish, or sinful.”
It’s that last part that’s the rub. When
people who don’t know much about libertarianism hear that part, they
immediately jump to the conclusion that libertarians are, therefore, libertines
— that the reason they favor freedom and free will is because they endorse
immorality, irresponsibility, selfishness, and sinful conduct.”
And,
“Socialists, on the other hand, believe that
people cannot be trusted with freedom and free will. That’s why they want the
state to intervene and force people to do the ‘right’ thing. That’s what drug
laws, for example, are all about. It’s also what Social Security, Medicare, and
Medicaid, three core programs in the socialist agenda, are all about — forcing
people through taxes, fines, and imprisonment to care for their parent, the
elderly, and the poor. For socialists, ‘freedom’ entails the right to make whatever
choices people want to make, so long as the choices are the ‘correct’ ones.
Thus, the fundamental issue that separates
libertarianism from socialism is the nature of freedom. Libertarians hold that
freedom entails the right to make irresponsible, immoral, selfish, and sinful
choices without being punished by the state for doing so, so long as the
choices involve peaceful action. Socialists, on the hand, hold that the state
should force people to make the ‘right’ choices and should punish people with
fines and jail who make the ‘wrong’ choices, even when such choices are
entirely peaceful in nature.”
Who
do you want making choices for you? We
likely agree that the goals of socialist programs are admirable. But the libertarians believe those goals are
best obtained through the private sector operating in a free market.
The title of the post explains it all. Hillary Clinton is
Back, Instantly Blames Her Loss on Everything And Everybody But Herself.
I’ve always contended she is a bad person. And here we have further proof as she
exhibits absolutely no assumption of any personal responsibility nor respect
for those who dare to disagree with her.
I am absolutely perplexed that anyone likes her at all.
Quote of the Day from neuroscientist Moran Cerf:
“If the human brain were so simple that we could
understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn’t.”
A bit of a catch-22.
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