This is the speech I delivered at the opening ceremony for the Free State Project's 2009 New Hampshire Liberty Forum this past weekend in Nashua, New Hampshire
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Re: A "True Believer"varrinMarch 10 2009, 02:17:49 UTC
Tony,
The article linked there is chilling. That person, I believe, is one of those in the smaller group that simply doesn't believe individuals have rights and actively works to undermine them in every way possible. It's not surprising to me to discover, at the end, that she's a professor at Berkeley...
As for your previous comments, I suppose I should have made the sarcasm in my competitive advantage comment more obvious. There are a few others along the way, too.
The second comment does, indeed, illustrate a weakness. While a 'true believer' (in unlimited government rights - no individual rights) won't be phased by that argument, some who believe in individual rights but accept violating them on occasion might see the benefits in this argument. Nevertheless, it's not a particularly strong appeal. Any suggestions?
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The article linked there is chilling. That person, I believe, is one of those in the smaller group that simply doesn't believe individuals have rights and actively works to undermine them in every way possible. It's not surprising to me to discover, at the end, that she's a professor at Berkeley...
As for your previous comments, I suppose I should have made the sarcasm in my competitive advantage comment more obvious. There are a few others along the way, too.
The second comment does, indeed, illustrate a weakness. While a 'true believer' (in unlimited government rights - no individual rights) won't be phased by that argument, some who believe in individual rights but accept violating them on occasion might see the benefits in this argument. Nevertheless, it's not a particularly strong appeal. Any suggestions?
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