Name: Intelligent layman 2006-07-29 22:29
There is the liberal anti-racist movement and the libertarian anti-racist movement.
Both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King could be described as having moved from the liberal anti-racist movement to the libertarian anti-racist movement when they left their liberal reactionary groups.
Both the liberal anti-racist movement and racists see the libertarian anti-racist movement as a threat to be stopped using physical force and paranoia, which is why they killed Malcolm X and Marthin Luther King respectively. Neither focus on each other, the liberal anti-racist movement wants racism to be widespread so they have a reason for existing and the racism movement wants to erode liberties but is happy to see reactionary groups trying to justify oppression and black nationalism etc...
The liberal anti-racist movement does not care about the fundamental principles which prove that racism is evil in the first place, by using the cause of anti-racism to whip up paranoia and a witch hunt and it is not just directed at the majority. For instance the idea of an "uncle tom nigger", a degrading term and state of mind still widely used by supposedly non-racist liberals today, was invented specifically so that liberal anti-racists could whip up hate against libertarian anti-racists who are black. This is one of many extremist tactics liberals use to abuse the cause of anti-racism for personal gain by preventing people from supporting groups which legitimately want to stop racism.
By definition libertarianism supports these fundamental principles, the rights of humans, the right to the freedom of speech, that all humans are created equal and are equal under the law and that every human has the right to pursue life, liberty and happiness. Because libertarianism is founded on these beliefs you won't find libertarian extremists ignoring other people's arguments and trying to silence them even if they find them offensive or if they know they are bad people. Likewise you will never find a libertarians turning bigotry into an institution like liberals and racists.
Liberals are better than racists? Sometimes it is necessary to lick the cleaner of 2 ass cheeks, but why must your opinion do the same if there are no consequences to what you think? If you are tied to the liberal yoke, remember that the liberal elite pretends to value libertarian ideals and that it is easy to force them to come to terms with these ideals in their policies with the threat of them looking as though they do not care about them.
Perhaps giving up essential liberty to stop racism is the only way to stop racism?
Do you think liberals gave black people rights in the 60s? It wasn't reactionary groups that helped turn the tide of public opinion, it was peaceful demonstrations. If the majority of a country is racist, what good is it to ignore and threaten racists? You can force someone to say and do things, but you cannot change their opinion, the only way to change someone's opinion is to prove to them conclusively that they are wrong. Even now when racism is considerably lower there is no reason to resort to witch hunts to stop racism, if you believe everyone is a closet racist without any real evidence and start accusing opponents of affirmative action or whatever of being racist, all you will do is create closet racists.
A true anti-racist is intelligent and realises that racism is a servant of tyranny and that tyranny and all it's demons can only be eliminated by evoking the spirit of liberty in the people. Being open and responding to racist's arguments is not giving in to racism or giving a racist the satisfaction of a response, it is to slice off the head of the serpent with one swift stroke by conclusively and in their face disproving their foolish ideas and watching as their followers slowly return to a happy productive life.
The greatest victory is won without even having to fight.
Both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King could be described as having moved from the liberal anti-racist movement to the libertarian anti-racist movement when they left their liberal reactionary groups.
Both the liberal anti-racist movement and racists see the libertarian anti-racist movement as a threat to be stopped using physical force and paranoia, which is why they killed Malcolm X and Marthin Luther King respectively. Neither focus on each other, the liberal anti-racist movement wants racism to be widespread so they have a reason for existing and the racism movement wants to erode liberties but is happy to see reactionary groups trying to justify oppression and black nationalism etc...
The liberal anti-racist movement does not care about the fundamental principles which prove that racism is evil in the first place, by using the cause of anti-racism to whip up paranoia and a witch hunt and it is not just directed at the majority. For instance the idea of an "uncle tom nigger", a degrading term and state of mind still widely used by supposedly non-racist liberals today, was invented specifically so that liberal anti-racists could whip up hate against libertarian anti-racists who are black. This is one of many extremist tactics liberals use to abuse the cause of anti-racism for personal gain by preventing people from supporting groups which legitimately want to stop racism.
By definition libertarianism supports these fundamental principles, the rights of humans, the right to the freedom of speech, that all humans are created equal and are equal under the law and that every human has the right to pursue life, liberty and happiness. Because libertarianism is founded on these beliefs you won't find libertarian extremists ignoring other people's arguments and trying to silence them even if they find them offensive or if they know they are bad people. Likewise you will never find a libertarians turning bigotry into an institution like liberals and racists.
Liberals are better than racists? Sometimes it is necessary to lick the cleaner of 2 ass cheeks, but why must your opinion do the same if there are no consequences to what you think? If you are tied to the liberal yoke, remember that the liberal elite pretends to value libertarian ideals and that it is easy to force them to come to terms with these ideals in their policies with the threat of them looking as though they do not care about them.
Perhaps giving up essential liberty to stop racism is the only way to stop racism?
Do you think liberals gave black people rights in the 60s? It wasn't reactionary groups that helped turn the tide of public opinion, it was peaceful demonstrations. If the majority of a country is racist, what good is it to ignore and threaten racists? You can force someone to say and do things, but you cannot change their opinion, the only way to change someone's opinion is to prove to them conclusively that they are wrong. Even now when racism is considerably lower there is no reason to resort to witch hunts to stop racism, if you believe everyone is a closet racist without any real evidence and start accusing opponents of affirmative action or whatever of being racist, all you will do is create closet racists.
A true anti-racist is intelligent and realises that racism is a servant of tyranny and that tyranny and all it's demons can only be eliminated by evoking the spirit of liberty in the people. Being open and responding to racist's arguments is not giving in to racism or giving a racist the satisfaction of a response, it is to slice off the head of the serpent with one swift stroke by conclusively and in their face disproving their foolish ideas and watching as their followers slowly return to a happy productive life.
The greatest victory is won without even having to fight.