Comments on: An Open Letter to My Democrat Friends http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/ enjoying freedom where I find it; resisting tyranny where I don't Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:24:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Teresa http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Teresa Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:59:44 +0000 http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/#comment-91 Hi Una. Thanks for sharing the link to your project. Sure, please feel free to use this post in your zine. You can find more stories from anarchists <a href="http://fr33agents.ning.com/forum/topics/what-first-turned-you-against" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://evolutionaries.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Will you share your own story as well? Your music is beautiful, and I I look forward to learning more about you and other anarchists as you complete your project. Hi Una. Thanks for sharing the link to your project. Sure, please feel free to use this post in your zine. You can find more stories from anarchists here and here. Will you share your own story as well? Your music is beautiful, and I I look forward to learning more about you and other anarchists as you complete your project.

]]> By: Una http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Una Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:34:46 +0000 http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/#comment-89 Hi, I really would like to use this piece for a (printed, paper) zine I am putting together. You can see more info about it here: http://girlsraisedbywolves.blogspot.com/2009/10/hey-anarchist.html Please let me know! xo Una Hi, I really would like to use this piece for a (printed, paper) zine I am putting together. You can see more info about it here:
http://girlsraisedbywolves.blogspot.com/2009/10/hey-anarchist.html
Please let me know! xo Una

]]> By: Teresa http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Teresa Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:40:59 +0000 http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/#comment-47 Ah, welcome to the land of the awakened, Joel! Ah, welcome to the land of the awakened, Joel!

]]> By: Joel Laramee http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Joel Laramee Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:12:20 +0000 http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/#comment-46 My "kindness" comment is probably pretty easily explained by what I said right after that-- that I am coming to libertarianism direct from the Obama/liberal Democrat side. Liberals (and more or less my whole social circle is liberal/left) think that kindness means using the cooperative nature of the state to "help" the "less fortunate". So my comment has nothing to do with whether libertarians/voluntaryists are compassionate or not in fact, but anyone "left of center" has pretty much been brainwashed to believe that if you want there to be no state, then at best, you are selfish and not at all kind, and at worst, you are just plain crazy and/or dangerous.<br /><br />I'm just trying to help all y'all to understand how half of the American electorate thinks. :-) And at the same time to realize that there is hope for them to see the light, because I did. My “kindness” comment is probably pretty easily explained by what I said right after that– that I am coming to libertarianism direct from the Obama/liberal Democrat side. Liberals (and more or less my whole social circle is liberal/left) think that kindness means using the cooperative nature of the state to “help” the “less fortunate”. So my comment has nothing to do with whether libertarians/voluntaryists are compassionate or not in fact, but anyone “left of center” has pretty much been brainwashed to believe that if you want there to be no state, then at best, you are selfish and not at all kind, and at worst, you are just plain crazy and/or dangerous.

I’m just trying to help all y’all to understand how half of the American electorate thinks. :-) And at the same time to realize that there is hope for them to see the light, because I did.

]]> By: Teresa http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Teresa Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:48:40 +0000 http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/#comment-40 @Joel<br />That's interesting about kindness and libertarians. Until this past weekend I hadn't met another libertarian in person, and those who I've met are all very kind... possibly because they are also voluntaryists. I'd like to believe that most libertarians are kind-hearted, so I will assume so until/ unless my assumption is proven incorrect in some cases. <br /><br />Thanks for your comments! @Joel
That’s interesting about kindness and libertarians. Until this past weekend I hadn’t met another libertarian in person, and those who I’ve met are all very kind… possibly because they are also voluntaryists. I’d like to believe that most libertarians are kind-hearted, so I will assume so until/ unless my assumption is proven incorrect in some cases.

Thanks for your comments!

]]> By: Joel Laramee http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Joel Laramee Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:35:02 +0000 http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/#comment-38 I like that you have used the K word- "kindness". Not a trait commonly associated in the mind of "the public" with big or small L libertarians. You have hit upon one of the reasons I have gone from an Obama-voting Democrat straight to libertarian anarchism. (In my defense, I never really "drank the kool-ade" about Obama. :-) I just didn't see an alternative, then.) I like that you have used the K word- “kindness”. Not a trait commonly associated in the mind of “the public” with big or small L libertarians. You have hit upon one of the reasons I have gone from an Obama-voting Democrat straight to libertarian anarchism. (In my defense, I never really “drank the kool-ade” about Obama. :-) I just didn’t see an alternative, then.)

]]> By: Teresa http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Teresa Mon, 25 May 2009 21:44:34 +0000 http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/#comment-35 Thanks~ Glad you like it! Thanks~ Glad you like it!

]]> By: Gary Chartier http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Gary Chartier Mon, 25 May 2009 17:15:45 +0000 http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/#comment-31 Really excellent, Libby! Really excellent, Libby!

]]> By: Grape Juice Monkey http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Grape Juice Monkey Mon, 25 May 2009 16:47:49 +0000 http://libertysnippet.com/14/an-open-letter-to-my-democrat-friends/#comment-30 Great Post Libby! Great Post Libby!

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